On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 23:02 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Thursday 24 January 2008 22:33, Brian Gaynor wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 13:57 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > > > Nigel Henry wrote: > > > > I use these A4tech mice on both machines, but on the machine that I > > > > still use FC2 on, the mouse pointer locks up from time to time. Ctrl > > > > Alt Backspace won't release the pointer, nor will a reboot, only a > > > > complete shutdown. It appears that it's a problem with the mouse, and > > > > the power has to be completely removed from it, as in a complete > > > > shutdown. > > > > > > > > This is on an old Gateway 500 machine, and a complete shutdown means > > > > just that. No power of any sort on the mobo. > > > > > > > > Looking at the mouse problem, is there any way to completely disable > > > > the ps2 port for the mouse, including removing power from the mouse, > > > > then re-enable the ps2 mouse port? I can still use the keyboard when > > > > this problem occurs. > > > > > > > > No doubt if I physically unplugged the mouse it would work, but at the > > > > same time I risk damaging the mobo due to power spikes, and plugging it > > > > back in would create more spikes. > > > > > > > > Please. No comments about using unsupported versions of Fedora. In many > > > > ways IO find that FC2 is better than F8. > > > > > > > > Any comments on the mouse problem welcome. > > > > > > > > Nigel. > > > > > > Hi Nigel, you will not have serious sparks with your mouse. You can > > > put in and out with no problem. That would be a good test because if a > > > total removal of the mouse solved the problem, you need a new mouse. My > > > money is on the bad mouse because hardware problems are what freeze the > > > screen. > > > > > > Karl > > > > Nigel, > > > > While you may not have a problem PS/2 ports were most definitely not > > designed to be hot-pluggable. They lack even the rudimentary protective > > circuits of the venerable RS232 post, although most modern > > implementations are fairly robust. I have seen systems locked up doing > > this, although I personally haven't seen any permanent damage. > > > > - Brian > > Well I wasn't intending to pull the mouse plug on the ps2 port just in case it > damaged the mobo. I was looking really for some way of taking the power off > of the ps2 mouse port in software, then putting it back on. It appears that > when this A4tech scrolltech mouse's pointer locks up, the only option is to > take the power away from the mouse, then re-connect it, which is tantamount > to pulling the ps2 plug, then putting it back in. > > If there's no way of totally disabling the ps2 mouse port, then re-enabling > it, using software and the keyboard, then it's no problem. it's only an > intermittant problem, and even though I may lose some stuff on open consoles > when having to do a shutdown, it's no big deal. > > I just thought that someone might have a quick fix. > > I have asked this question before, but have never found a fix for it. > > Thanks for the replies. Didja check your bios setting? Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
