Philippe A. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have just purchased a Benq X805 wireless keyboard and mouse combo. The
> keyboard works great. However, the mouse behaves erratically. Every
> minute or two, the cursor starts jumping around and clicks are
> registered in response to simple movement. This behavior is seen in X
> only. I couldn't reproduce it in a text console.
>
> I have noticed many of the following in dmesg.
>
> psmouse.c: bad data from KBC - timeout
> psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization,
> throwing 3 bytes away.
> psmouse.c: bad data from KBC - bad parity
>
> Both receiver cables are plugged in PS/2 ports. There is no driver CD
> shipping with those, so really I think they should Just Work.
>
> This behavior reminds me what Microsoft mice were doing back in RH9
> days. These wouldn't exhibit exactly the same symptoms, except that they
> didn't work any better in a text console.
>
> I am going to perform a few more routine checks and report back when I
> have more news. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to post any
> suggestions you have.
You should post the relevant portion of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
Most likely you'll need to find the right incantation for the line:
Option "Protocol"
In the Mouse section.
Ed
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