[Sergio Monteiro Basto]

Hi, gw1500se 
This is mandriva 2008.0 ? you could try mandriva 2009.0 which have even
more stabe x server 1.4.1 .
and newer drives . 

On Mon, 2009-01-05 at 19:44 -0500, - gw1500se wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> 
> Thanks for the reply. Please see embedded responses.
> 
> Peter Hutterer wrote: 
> > On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 12:34:50PM -0500, - gw1500se wrote:
> > > I am having a problem with my Microsoft PS/2 optical wheel mouse when I
> > > switch between machines with a KVM switch. Specifically, my Mandriva machine
> > > no longer recognizes a mouse is attached (Windows does not have a problem
> > > with switching). Some research has come up with a suggestion that the mouse
> > > protocol be changed in xorg.conf to PS/2. However, it is currently
> > > ExplorerPS/2 and when I try to change it, it magically reverts so I don't
> > > know if that change will fix my problem or not.
> > 
> > what version of the server?
> X.Org X Server 1.4.0.90
> Release Date: 5 September 2007
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux_2.6.22.12-server-1mdv Mandriva
> Current Operating System: Linux dap002 2.6.24.4-server-1mnb #1 SMP Thu
> Mar 27 15:07:48 CET 2008 i686
> Build Date: 14 March 2008  04:11:49PM
> > watch the xorg.log when you switch to and fro the machine, it'll probably
> > notice the mouse going away, but not coming back. In this case it could be
> > either a problem with the kernel or with HAL.
> I think you are correct. Here is the log info switching away:
> 
> (II) evaluating device (Mouse1)
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
> (II) evaluating device (Keyboard1)
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)
> (II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed.
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed.
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed.
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
> (II) intel(0): I2C device "CRTDDC_A:ddc2" removed.
> 
> Here is the log info switching back:
> 
> SetClientVersion: 0 9
> SetGrabKeysState - disabled
> SetGrabKeysState - enabled
> > 
> > try adding "AutoAddDevices" "false" to you ServerLayout section and restart
> > the server. This forces the server to use the mouse driver (by default on
> > /dev/input/mice) and leave all the hotplugging to the kernel.
> > Does the mouse work then? If not - definitely a kernel problem.
> Is that the correct key word for my version? It doesn't like it. Here
> is that section:
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
>     Identifier "layout1"
>     InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
>     InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
>     Screen "screen1"
>     AutoAddDevices "false"
> EndSection
> 
> It told me AutoAddDevices was an invalid key word for that section.
> 
> > 
> > > Perhaps someone can tell me either why the mouse protocol will not stay the
> > > way I set it or, better yet, why the mouse goes away after using the KVM
> > > switch.
> > 
> > most likely because your xorg.conf settings are ignored, as they usually are
> > with servers 1.5 and above.
> > http://who-t.blogspot.com/2008/12/evdev-xorgconf-hal-and-other-fud.html
> Since I am below 1.5, hopefully this doesn't apply. I don't know
> anything about HAL. I'm pretty sure my xorg.conf parameters are not
> being ignored as I have made changes that effect X. But then maybe it
> is ignoring some and not all.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> >   Peter
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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Sérgio M. B.
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