Hi, gw1500se This is mandriva 2008.0 ? you could try mandriva 2009.0 which have even more stabe x server 1.4.1 . and newer drives .
On Mon, 2009-01-05 at 19:44 -0500, - gw1500se wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Thanks for the reply. Please see embedded responses. > > Peter Hutterer wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 12:34:50PM -0500, - gw1500se wrote: > > > I am having a problem with my Microsoft PS/2 optical wheel mouse when I > > > switch between machines with a KVM switch. Specifically, my Mandriva > > > machine > > > no longer recognizes a mouse is attached (Windows does not have a problem > > > with switching). Some research has come up with a suggestion that the > > > mouse > > > protocol be changed in xorg.conf to PS/2. However, it is currently > > > ExplorerPS/2 and when I try to change it, it magically reverts so I don't > > > know if that change will fix my problem or not. > > > > what version of the server? > X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90 > Release Date: 5 September 2007 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: Linux_2.6.22.12-server-1mdv Mandriva > Current Operating System: Linux dap002 2.6.24.4-server-1mnb #1 SMP Thu > Mar 27 15:07:48 CET 2008 i686 > Build Date: 14 March 2008 04:11:49PM > > watch the xorg.log when you switch to and fro the machine, it'll probably > > notice the mouse going away, but not coming back. In this case it could be > > either a problem with the kernel or with HAL. > I think you are correct. Here is the log info switching away: > > (II) evaluating device (Mouse1) > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE) > (II) evaluating device (Keyboard1) > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD) > (II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed. > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed. > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed. > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. > (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed. > > Here is the log info switching back: > > SetClientVersion: 0 9 > SetGrabKeysState - disabled > SetGrabKeysState - enabled > > > > try adding "AutoAddDevices" "false" to you ServerLayout section and restart > > the server. This forces the server to use the mouse driver (by default on > > /dev/input/mice) and leave all the hotplugging to the kernel. > > Does the mouse work then? If not - definitely a kernel problem. > Is that the correct key word for my version? It doesn't like it. Here > is that section: > > Section "ServerLayout" > Identifier "layout1" > InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" > InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" > Screen "screen1" > AutoAddDevices "false" > EndSection > > It told me AutoAddDevices was an invalid key word for that section. > > > > > > Perhaps someone can tell me either why the mouse protocol will not stay > > > the > > > way I set it or, better yet, why the mouse goes away after using the KVM > > > switch. > > > > most likely because your xorg.conf settings are ignored, as they usually are > > with servers 1.5 and above. > > http://who-t.blogspot.com/2008/12/evdev-xorgconf-hal-and-other-fud.html > Since I am below 1.5, hopefully this doesn't apply. I don't know > anything about HAL. I'm pretty sure my xorg.conf parameters are not > being ignored as I have made changes that effect X. But then maybe it > is ignoring some and not all. > > > > Cheers, > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. Get your Hotmail® account > now. > _______________________________________________ > xorg mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg -- Sérgio M. B.
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