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Date:      Fri, 6 Oct 2000 08:29:41 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>
To:        "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: PS/2 mouse problem and X-Windows?
Message-ID:  <20001006082940.A73201@freebie.demon.nl>
In-Reply-To: <001301c02e6d$2d0e51c0$0100a8c0@veldy.net>; from veldy@veldy.net on Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 08:40:00PM -0500
References:  <001301c02e6d$2d0e51c0$0100a8c0@veldy.net>

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On Wed, Oct 04, 2000 at 08:40:00PM -0500, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> I am suddenly having a problem with X-Windows (4.0.1_2) and the PS/2 mouse.
> I have tried both the PS/2 protocol and the Intellimouse protocol.
> Everytime I start X everything appears to start OK, but when I move the
> mouse, it jumps all over the place - highlighting text and what have you.
> In a split second it becomes stuck at the top of the screen.
> 
> Here is the kicker.
> 
> I have an Athlon 600 system from compaq (it was ...).  The mainboard in it
> stinks.  Well, this mouse problem suddenly crops up after a fresh build
> world.  I was sick of the quirks of the old board, so I went and bought an
> ABIT KA7-100.  I put a new mouse on it and bought new Micron memory (PC133).

FWIW: I have never seen this on my KA7. So I am pretty sure this is
software/setup related. Plain Logitech PS/2 mouse here, listed in X86config
as Option "Protocol"    "PS/2" (XFree 4.x BTW)

-- 
Wilko Bulte  	 
wilko@freebsd.org 			Arnhem, the Netherlands


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