From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263772AbTLOQtq (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Dec 2003 11:49:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263786AbTLOQtq (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Dec 2003 11:49:46 -0500 Received: from twilight.ucw.cz ([81.30.235.3]:15597 "EHLO twilight.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263772AbTLOQto (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Dec 2003 11:49:44 -0500 Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:49:33 +0100 From: Vojtech Pavlik To: Bob Cc: linux-kernel Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test11 ps2 mouse giving corrupt data? Message-ID: <20031215164933.GA8676@ucw.cz> References: <200312121236.38692.andrew@walrond.org> <20031212141521.GA27405@ucw.cz> <3FDA8F5F.1030506@nishanet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3FDA8F5F.1030506@nishanet.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 11:02:39PM -0500, Bob wrote: > Vojtech Pavlik wrote: > > >On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 12:36:38PM +0000, Andrew Walrond wrote: > > > > > >>I have just switched from l2.4 to 2.6 on my thinkpad, and the mouse does > >>something wierd when I boot into x (kde) > >> > >>startx, then wait for everything to load, then move mouse. Mouse goes > >>crazy, menus pop up everywhere as though I were pressing buttons, and > >>after about 3 seconds, it all settles down and works perfectly. > >> > >> > > > >Most likely X does something nasty to the keyboard controller while it > >is starting up. The psmouse kernel driver has an autosync feature which > >can get it out of trouble if you don't move the mouse for two seconds. > > > > > When did the autosync feature arrive? > It doesn't work for me(k2.6.11 with > MSI K7N2 Delta nforce2 mboard > and k2.6.11 with Shuttle Xpc SK41G > FX41 mboard with VIA fsb) if ps2 > kvm switch(Belkin) is switched away. 2.5.something. Now when your Belkin switch resets the mouse, the autosync will not work, as it only compensates for lost bytes, not a complete protocol change. Use 'psmouse_noext" on the kernel command line to disable wheel handling and it'll work OK. (Automatic mouse reinitialization is on the planned feature list.) > When sync is lost on my pc's I have to > reboot. Symptoms are the same, on X or > text term--any mouse movement triggers > selects and buttons down but the correct > events do not occur. > > With a kvm switch k-2.6.? loses psmouse > sync on the off pc. Rebooting is the only > solution. I got tired of this and moved the > mouse(logitech trackman fx) to one pc, > so the other only has to boot with the > mouse attached either to kvm or ps2 > port on pc. That's fine until moving the > mouse back and forth for rebooting > causes the pc with X running to lose > sync. Then it can't regain sync. > > -Bob > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Vojtech Pavlik SuSE Labs, SuSE CR