[ale] SuSE 8.1 Mouse/KVM problems

[Mike Lockhart]

Easy solution:  when you switch back to SuSE, do a ctrl-alt-f2, then
ctrl-f7 to go back to your X session.  For some reason some distros do
this.  I'm not sure if its a GPM thing or what, so try with GPM off if
you have it running. 

- mike

On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 23:18, Tom Wiencko wrote:
> I have a strange problem.  I just recently loaded up a new machine
> with SuSE 8.1 (loaded like a dream, and having the entire distribution
> on one DVD is really nice).
> 
> I have it, and three other machines (two Windows and one RedHat 6.1) all
> on a Belkin KVM. The console side has a Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard
> combo (using the PS/2 ports) driving.
> 
> The two Windows machines and the RedHat machine work just fine.  When
> I start an X session on the SuSE machine, it works fine.  But when
> I switch to another machine and then back to the SuSE machine the 
> mouse controls go totally wacko.  The other machines continue to 
> run the mouse just fine.  The only way to get the mouse working 
> again on the SuSE machine is to kill X and restart it.  Then it works
> fine until I switch machines again.
> 
> I've played around with the mouse configuration and none of the 
> available options seem to make any difference. Does anybody have any
> ideas of where to start looking?  Or, if the driver is just not up
> to the drill, does anybody know off the top of their head where to 
> look for the mouse driver software for XF86?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Tom
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