Mouse jumping and opening applications randomly

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debianfan · #1 Post by **debianfan** » 2006-01-12 23:32

My mouse generally works okay but on occasion it jumps into the upper right corner of the screen and often simultaneously opens a couple of applications in the upper panel.

The mouse section of my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file is as follows:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
EndSection

When I run mdetect, the outputs alternate between two different outcomes (a blank one and a two-line one) as follows:

# mdetect
# mdetect
/dev/psaux
psaux

Can anyone help me solve this problem?

dnusinow · #2 Post by **dnusinow** » 2006-01-13 00:57

Try commenting out one or the other section you've posted. You should only need one.

debianfan · #3 Post by **debianfan** » 2006-01-13 19:04

Thanks for the suggestion, but it did not solve the problem.

The mouse section is now just:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
EndSection

The system was rebooted after the change, but the mouse problem is still the same.

dnusinow · #4 Post by **dnusinow** » 2006-01-14 21:02

Hrm... perhaps try the ImPS/2 protocol. I haven't had time to look in to the difference between it and regular ps/2, but it's a possibility before I can look deeper.

sstone · #5 Post by **sstone** » 2006-01-18 14:01

My mouse did the same a while ago, it was a hardware problem, i tested with another mouse and it was working ok.