> -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Beever > Subject: Wild pointer. > > > Hi. > Sometimes when switching back to my Linux box with my KVM > switch I have > a situation where my mouse pointer (the device is actually a > trackball) > goes wild as soon as it is moved. > I have tried waiting a while in case I'm moving the pointer before the > switch as fully established but if it's going to do it it does it > regardless. it happens about 1 time in 5 and my quick fix is the do a > Ctrl+Alt+F1 followed by Ctrl+Alt+F7 and all is well except to close > whatever windows and applications the random movements and clicks have > opened. > This system is RHEL 3 it also happens on my RH9 box as well > but never on > my windows laptop or the RHEL 3 box's alter ego (booted to XP). any > ideas ? > Regards Roger I find it to happen 100 percent of the time with my hardware. It has been consistent through RH 7.3, 9, and now Fedora. I have just built the habit of doing the CTRL-ALT-F1/CRTL-ALT-F7 every time I switch to a Linux box. I have experimented with several KVM switches, and they all exhibited the problem for me. Bill -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
