[CentOS] Re: Thank you everyone Re: Serious desktop/mouse problem in Gnome

Sat Feb 25 19:28:21 UTC 2006
Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com>

Robert Moskowitz spake the following on 2/22/2006 6:03 AM:
> At 06:23 PM 2/21/2006, Johnny Hughes wrote:
>> On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 17:09 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> > At 04:11 PM 2/21/2006, John Pierce wrote:
>> > > > To the end of /boot/grub/grub.conf I added the line:
>> > > >
>> > > > psmouse.proto=imps
>> > >
>> > >Well the psmouse.proto=imps needs to be added to one of the kernel
>> > >command lines in grub.conf, not on a line by itself.
>> >
>> > where do I put that option?
>> >
>> after the "quiet" add a "space" and try  psmouse.proto=imps
>>
>> also try psmouse.proto=bare
>>
>> you might also try this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf for the mouse driver (that
>> works for my belkin switch and a logitech scroll mouse):
>>
>>         Option      "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
> 
> I want to say that nothing worked, in changing configurations, but
> moving the system to the first KVM did.
> 
> While in init 3 boot mode, I ran:  Xorg -configure
> 
> It did not recognize the mouse.
> 
> I did not read further in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml
> to see that I should have tried xorgconfig and see what it would do.
> 
> Well, since the mouse is working now, I think I am going to try these
> two to see what they do...
> 
> Again, thanks for all the great help.  I really don't know how I am
> going to document this one.  Probably has something to do with the power
> in my KVMs.
> 
> BTW, they are old ATEN Master View plus CS-138D.  These are 2U 8 port
> KVMs that support cascading from ports 1-6 (cannot cascade from 7 or 8,
> and now I think it is a power problem).   According to ATEN's old
> records, these were suppose to be for the EU market.  But they were in
> original manufacturing packaging with 110 power transformers.  I
> currently have 12 ports in use.  One goes to my work bench where I have
> an old KVM that does not support the cascade, so I have to switch that
> manually (allowing for multiple systems in development).  If I could
> find a CHEAP 1U 16 porter that could use my current cables (well that
> may take a 2U), I would jump at it.  I will probably have to, as in
> another location I had a CS-104 and put in an LCD monitor, but the 104
> could not drive it.  I suspect that when I go to replace my very old CRT
> here, I will need that new KVM!  Oh, for systems in production in my
> NOC, the score card is:
> 
> NT              1
> W2K             4
> XP              1
> Centos  4
> Astaro          1
> 
> One of the Centos is suppose to sundown the NT.  But I have to spend the
> time to get SAMBA with PDC support working on that one.
> 
> 
>> > >I use a msi wireless keyboard and mouse on a kvm and the only time I
>> > >see erratic mouse behaviour is when the batteries have gotten low and
>> > >I put in a full charged set.
>> >
>> > Well, I just tried new batteries.
>> >
>> > No different.
>> >
>> > Now I have cascaded KMS.  My graphical Centos boxes are at:
>> >
>> > Switch 1, 'port' 8
>> > Switch 2, 'port' 1  (port 6 on Switch 1 is the cascading port)
>> >
>> > This system is on Switch 2, 'port' 5
>> >
>> > Tomorrow morning, I will move it to port 4 on switch 1 (only open
>> > port on switch 1) and see what happens.
>> >
>> > The frustrating part is that everything was fine until I did that
>> > java install.  folllowed by a yum update (which only pulled down a
>> > update to yum).
>> >
>> > If no change, it is back to reinstall.  Maybe that is just as
>> > well.  I had to do a manual disk partition and did not make
>> > notes.  Redoing it will force me to make some notes....
>>
>>
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I have a CS-104 at my desk at work, and it has no problems with an LCD. You
just have to run at 60Hz

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