Jittery Mouse Driving Me Crazy!

[Mike Payson]

Is yours optical or laser? Laser mice have a much higher resolution, which I
suspect is the source of the problem. The mouse was recognized & works
fine-- right down to the annoying "email" button that I never use
(intentionally, at least). It doesn't so much seem a compatibility issue as
configuration issue. It's overly sensitive to the desktop material. Per
Jeffrey's suggestion, I've been experimenting with different materials as a
"mouse pad". A magazine seems to work pretty well, so until I have time to
get to an office supply store, it will have to do. I'd prefer a more elegant
solution (I've never been a mouse pad fan), but it's better than nothing.

Mike

On 3/12/07, Alex Janssen <alex at ourwoods.org> wrote:
>
> Mike Payson said the following on 03/11/2007 11:51 PM:
> > I have a Logitech mx 610 cordless laser mouse installed on my dual
> > boot machine. For some reason, it won't move smoothly under Ubuntu,
> > though it works fine under Windows. Instead of the pointer moving
> > smoothly, it jumps around, a few millimeters or so off course
> > seemingly randomly. Imagine if your mouse pointer had 8 cups of coffee
> > or so and you get the picture. If I place a sheet of blank paper under
> > the mouse, it moves smoother (not smooth enough, though), so I'm
> > assuming that the windows driver has some sort of smoothing algorithm
> > that the Linux driver doesn't have. Maxing out the sensitivity
> > preference helps, but it seems like I need to turn it up even further
> > to make it smooth enough. Any suggestions on how to correct this
> > really annoying problem?
> >
> > BTW, it's not a range issue, so please don't suggest that I try moving
> > the reciever. This mouse has extremely good range, so I can move the
> > mouse clear across the room & still get equally good (or bad,
> > actually) results.
> >
> > Thanks!
> I'm using a Logitech Cordless Mini Optical with my Ubuntu installation
> on a Dell Inspiron 1100 without any jumpiness at all.  This type of
> mouse should look like any standard USB mouse to Ubuntu.  Its not a
> matter of recognizing a particular mouse type or brand.  They are fairly
> standardized nowadays.  I do have my acceleration and sensitivity set
> slightly lower than medium for my preference.  But, jumpy, no!
> I know this may not help, just throwin in my 2 cents for what it's worth.
> Alex
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