[NTLUG:Discuss] Funky mouse behavior in FC3

[Steve Baker]

David I S Mandala wrote:
> Once you get the mouse to work directly connected you still might have
> an issue when you attach it to the KVM. Depending upon which version of
> Linux and X I'm running I have to disconnect and reconnect my mouse or
> switch to virtual console 1 and back to 7 and then the mouse works. It's
> odd but it's something I live with daily with my Belkin Omni Cube 4-Port
> KVM. 

Some KVM's don't maintain power to the mouse as they switch from one PC to
another.  Some mice don't care - but others suffer a reset and because
neither PC provides them with an initialisation sequence, the mouse either
doesn't work or behaves weirdly.

Your various tricks that fix the problem are presumably fooling the software
into sending another initialisation string.

It's hard to track the problem down because it requires BOTH a KVM that glitches
the power AND a mouse that needs an initialisation string.  Hence, changing to
a better KVM or a different mouse might fix it - but it's a bit hit and miss.

The same thing can happen with keyboards too.

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