[Bug 119194] Re: [hardy] ps2 mouse erratic - parity errors - lost synchronization errors

[Timo Salokas]

Hi Thomas,

I also noticed the same thing. As I got tired of the optical mouse's
erratic actions I fired up the ol' Cordless MouseMan Wheel. It works
perfectly - for a ball'd mouse.

But this is not the whole story. I'm a dual booter... yes, it's the
games, and noticed that the optical mouse would shut itself off from
time to time in Windows also! With an exception that Windows didn't
recover as good as Kubuntu did. I had to disconnect the cable and put it
back in, with a prey it worked for a while but not always. I tried
searching the cable for a magic spot with some serious twisting sessions
but ended up with frustration. It was the cord, I knew it, but I had
nothing to prove it as to where the faulty spot was.

In conclusion, I'm now using ball mouse but will buy an optical one in
the near future. I'm however confident that my problem was inside the
mouse's cable, although I could not replicate the incident in a more
sophisticated manner.

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[hardy] ps2 mouse erratic - parity errors - lost synchronization errors
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