Re: Fedora 14 USB Mouse Problem [RESOLVED]

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On 02/21/2011 11:37 AM, fred smith wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:24:06AM -0800, john wendel wrote:
>> I just installed Fedora 14 LXDE on an old laptop, that had been running
>> Fedora 10. Everything is fine except for the Microsoft USB wireless
>> mouse, which worked fine under Fedora 10. The mouse is detected, but it
>> doesn't move correctly (jerky and confined to a small area of the
>> screen). I tried a wired USB mouse and it works fine.
>>
>> Any clues will be appreciated.
>>
>
> John:
>
> I have a MS Wireless Notebook Optial Mouse 3000 that I've been using
> for over 2 years on my eeepc, which has run Fedora 10, 11, 12, 13,
> and now 14 (but always the gnome edition) and I don't, generally,
> have that kind of trouble.
>
> having said that, it IS sensitive to both distance between the mouse
> and usb dongle, as well as objects blocking the direct path.
>
> for example, at my desk at home, the eeepc goes to the left of my
> desktop's keyboard while the mouse goes to the right. the keyboard seems
> to cause a 'shadow' between the two, which causes intermittent results
> in moving and clicking. if I move the keyboard a few inches so it isn't
> in the direct line, it works fine. I've seen the same thing if I put
> the usb dongle into the left side USB port while the mouse is on the
> right, as if the computer itself is obstructing the signal.
>
> so, when I'm at home, I have a short usb cable that I plug into the
> eeepc and put the dongle into the other end thereof, and place
> it near the mousepad on the right.
>
> I've seen the same behavior with this mouse on another laptop I
> sometimes use (windoze), butwhen using a similarly small logitech
> wireless notebook mouse it isn't a problem.
>
> I take that to mean there may be a weaker signal between the dongle and
> the mouse when using the MS mouse/dongle than when using the Logitech.
>
> Or you may want to try replacing the battery/ies in the mouse to see if
> that helps.
>
> Fred

Thanks for the tips. I bought a Logitech notebook mouse, and it's 
working great.  Moved the MS mouse to a Fedora 13 box and it's also 
working fine. Strange.

John

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