[CentOS] Restarting mouse services

Thu Sep 7 20:55:27 UTC 2006
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

William L. Maltby wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 16:21 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>   
>> I move my notebook around my office.  Sometimes I am using the internal 
>> pointers, sometimes a USB mouse, and sometimes a USB keyboard/mouse 
>> adapter that is plugged into a kvm (actually two of them).
>>
>> With one of these USB k/m adapters, when I plug in, the system fails to 
>> recognize the mouse (but no problem with the keyboard).  The 2 adapters 
>> are the same brand/model (Aten), but the KVMs are different Aten 
>> masterviews.
>>
>> Of course I would like to figure out why this is happening and get it to 
>> stop,
>>
>> but meanwhile is there a way to restart the mouse services.
>>     
>
> For console mouse?
>
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm restart
>
> >From X desktop, access Services, select gpm and "Restart"
>   
Both definitely restarted the mouse services, but still don't have the 
USB K/M mouse responding.

Maybe it is usb services that needs a kick in its hindend?
>   
>> <snip sig stuff>
>>     
> HTH
> --
> Bill
>
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