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 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
