This is a problem I had as well, not just with Fedora but other Linux Distros as well. I believe it is to do with the fact you are using (I assume) a PS/2 mouse. The cheapo belkin will loose connectivity for a second with the machine and because PS/2 isn't supposed to be plugged in while a machine is on, it goes haywire. I haven't seem the problem occur with USB switches as USB is hot pluggable and seems to work fine. Anyway, I have never been able to find a fix that worked for me and as I am just switching between two machines I just plugged in a second mouse. Cheers, Craig -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Craig White Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 8:36 AM To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FC4 - KVM mouse needing reset On Tue, 2005-11-22 at 14:55 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > On Tuesday 22 November 2005 2:12 pm, Doug Coats wrote: > > The attitude of replacing hardware to fix a software issue seems > > extreme and wasteful. > > Doug: First off, if you want to get along with the folks on this list, > post your responses at the bottom of the message, not the top. I don't > get real worked up about it, but some do, and I can understand their point of view. > You'll find that some of the most helpful folks here will just tend to > ignore you if you don't adhere to this 'netiquette' - your call... > > As to your response, if you want to try and solve the problem, have at it. > Especially if your time lost is not 'expensive'...time wasted is money > wasted to some. In googling this issue a couple of years ago, it was > stated in a couple of places that the issue with Belkin was hardware > related - the circuitry design that syncs the mouse up to the next > device is the problem - it can't lock in. I suspect there's some truth > to that - the device works in some situations, and not others, because > the circuit design is marginal, but adequate to lower common > denominator applications. I'm in the video world, and sync problems are a fact of life in my life. > > Adding psmouse.proto=bare to the grub kernel line, as suggested by > someone else in the thread, does work, by the way. If you have a wheel > mouse, it will disable the wheel. ---- indeed this is sage advice. I live without mouse wheel cuz I am too cheap I guess to switch kvm switches. Belkin KVM switches just don't work well with RHEL/Fedora and haven't for a long time. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
