Serious desktop/mouse problem in Gnome

[rgm at htt-consult.com (Robert Moskowitz)]

At 04:11 PM 2/21/2006, John Pierce wrote:
> > To the end of /boot/grub/grub.conf I added the line:
> >
> > psmouse.proto=imps
>
>Well the psmouse.proto=imps needs to be added to one of the kernel
>command lines in grub.conf, not on a line by itself.

And???

Here is my grub.conf

default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.6.9-22.0.2.EL)
         root (hd0,0)
         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL.img
title CentOS (2.6.9-22.0.1.EL)
         root (hd0,0)
         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.1.EL.img
title CentOS-4 i386 (2.6.9-22.EL)
         root (hd0,0)
         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.EL.img

where do I put that option?

>I use a msi wireless keyboard and mouse on a kvm and the only time I
>see erratic mouse behaviour is when the batteries have gotten low and
>I put in a full charged set.

Well, I just tried new batteries.

No different.

Now I have cascaded KMS.  My graphical Centos boxes are at:

Switch 1, 'port' 8
Switch 2, 'port' 1  (port 6 on Switch 1 is the cascading port)

This system is on Switch 2, 'port' 5

Tomorrow morning, I will move it to port 4 on switch 1 (only open 
port on switch 1) and see what happens.

The frustrating part is that everything was fine until I did that 
java install.  folllowed by a yum update (which only pulled down a 
update to yum).

If no change, it is back to reinstall.  Maybe that is just as 
well.  I had to do a manual disk partition and did not make 
notes.  Redoing it will force me to make some notes....