2.6.0 + logitech wheel mouse optical usb

2.6.0 + logitech wheel mouse optical usb

[dju`]

Hello,

I've tested 2.6.0 and I found something weird with my mouse (which used 
to work well with 2.4).

Clicking on the mouse buttons does nothing for about 15% of the clicks 
(using the wheel has this behaviour too) for the first hour of uptime.

After an hour uptime, this behaviour seems to disappear and clicks and 
wheels do the things expected.

Tested on the console with gpm: same thing.

Tested with my logitech internet navigator keyboard, which emulates the 
wheel mouse and the mouse buttons: it works normally. Only the mouse is 
affected.

Rebooted with psmouse_noext=1 didn't change anything. I think this 
option is for ps2 mice though.
Any message in the kernel logs that could help.

Well I can't play Q3A within the first hour after having booted my box, 
has anybody got explanations about that bug? Thanks.

Please CC me as I don't subscribe to the list.
-- 
--dju`

Re: 2.6.0 + logitech wheel mouse optical usb

[Linus Torvalds]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, dju` wrote:
> 
> I've tested 2.6.0 and I found something weird with my mouse (which used 
> to work well with 2.4).
> 
> Clicking on the mouse buttons does nothing for about 15% of the clicks 
> (using the wheel has this behaviour too) for the first hour of uptime.

Magical.

If it was the first five minutes, I'd not be horribly surprised, because 
we have a jiffies wrap at five minutes to try to find misuses of the time 
counter. But an hour? 

Just for fun, try changing include/linux/time.h, to make the

	#define INITIAL_JIFFIES ((unsigned long)(unsigned int) (-300*HZ))

just be a simple

	#define INITIAL_JIFFIES 0UL

and see if that makes any difference... 

		Linus

Re: 2.6.0 + logitech wheel mouse optical usb

[dju`]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Just for fun, try changing include/linux/time.h, to make the
> 
> 	#define INITIAL_JIFFIES ((unsigned long)(unsigned int) (-300*HZ))
> 
> just be a simple
> 
> 	#define INITIAL_JIFFIES 0UL
> 
> and see if that makes any difference... 
> 
> 		Linus

No, that didn't change anything.

-- 
--dju`

PS: Please CC me.

Re: 2.6.0 + logitech wheel mouse optical usb

[Andreas Theofilu]

dju` wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've tested 2.6.0 and I found something weird with my mouse (which used
> to work well with 2.4).
> 
> Clicking on the mouse buttons does nothing for about 15% of the clicks
> (using the wheel has this behaviour too) for the first hour of uptime.
> 
> After an hour uptime, this behaviour seems to disappear and clicks and
> wheels do the things expected.
> 
> Tested on the console with gpm: same thing.

I do have this same problem here with a "Dexxa wireless optical mouse"
connected to the PS/2 port. But here the problem comes and goes radomly.
However. It is fully reproduceable after playing a video file with mplayer.

-- 
Andreas Theofilu
http://www.TheosSoft.net
E-Mail: andreas at TheosSoft dot net