[CentOS] Annoying Mouse Tricks

Tue Apr 24 12:16:17 UTC 2007
Christian Wahlgren <cwlists at gmail.com>

On 4/23/07, Juan C. Valido <jvalidolnx at juanyjosefina.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 07:10 +0800, John Summerfield wrote:
> > Mark Weaver wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Something that just has been annoying the daylights out of me for the
> > > past 9 months with no resolution in site. I've got a Hawking HKS 104 4
> > > port KVM connecting my Linux workstation, 2 servers, and my wife's
> > > windows workstation to one monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
> > >
> > > No matter how I toggle back and forth whether by keyboard or directly on
> > > the device once I come back to the linux desktop scroll wheel on mouse
> > > no longer functions. Except for a brief time while running CentOS 4.4
> > > it's always been this way. I've googled until there were just no more
> > > places left on the internet and searched through CentOS archives until
> > > I'd read everything from balls to bones without finding any helpful
> > > information.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts on how a fella might resolve
> > > this? When I restart the machine (Linux) the scroll mouse works
> > > normally, that is until I toggle to the windows machine and back again
> > > or to one of the servers and back again. Then the mouse functions like a
> > > two button mouse not having a scroll wheel. I appear to be stuck in KVM
> > > hell with this.
> > >
> >
> > I have problems, but not yours.
> >
> > 1. Replug the mouse?
> > 2. Replug everything in the KVM? Sometimes mine (Laser junk) requires this.
> > 3. Different mouse?
>
> I've seen that before. I had to change my KVM. The newer Belkin and
> Trendnet work. If you get a new one make sure it says that it's
> compatible with Linux or Unix, I had the same problem with Solaris 10
> but not anymore...

I've had the same problem with Belkin with PS/2 connections (erratic
mouse movements after switching from Windows). But after a change to
Aten KVM with USB kbd/mouse everything works as expected when
switching between Windows and Linux boxes and with working scoll wheel
on the mouse.

 - Christian