The problem is probably not XFree or Linux. Optical mice do this a lot. If you can boot another OS you could check whether it behaves the same way. Experiment with mouse pads. You want one that is matt rather than glossy. On Friday 16 Apr 2004 16:06, Jonatan Palsson wrote: > Hello, i am using a "Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse"(USB) and it works fine > most of the time, but within 5 sec of movement, it jumps to a random > location, then its fine again. I find this very annoying. > I am currently using /dev/input/mice as my device for the mouse and "Auto" > as protocol.. What should i do? > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86