From: emjeffb@sdrc.COM (Jeff Blanchet) Subject: Help with Logitech Mouse using X v1.0 and Linux 0.96a Date: 2 Jun 1992 13:03:22 GMT
I just recently got X11 v1.0 up and running on my Linux 0.96a system. I was
even able to compile a game (xbattle with gcc2.11c). When I startup X
everything seems to look normal.
Now on to the problem (you knew there would be one:-). My mouse (Logitech
3-button mouse) is working but is VERY hard to control. When I try and move
the cursor around the screen it is VERY jumpy. Also if I move the mouse over
my xterm window, it appears to be sending button clicks when I am not
pushing any of the buttons. It appears to be selecting and pasting text into
my xterm window when I move the mouse over the window. If I position the
cursor in the window and do not move the mouse, I can use the xterm and no
problems exists.
I have seen some notes about trying to put the following line in the xinitrc
file but it has not worked:
stty -istrip > /dev/stty1
Has anyone else seen this before? I have read through all the mail and FAQ's
I have but cannot find a solution. I have the normal entries for my mouse
in the Xconfig file. Here it is incase you want to see it:
Logitech "/dev/ttys1"
BaudRate 1200
SampleRate 150
# Emulate3Buttons
I get the same effect if the SampleRate line is commeted.
I have seen some reference to a mouseinfo.c program. Can someone send this to
me if you think it would help?
Even with the above problems I have tried to run xbattle with success. It
makes it very difficult however when the cursor is jumping around the screen.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
P.S. I found a problem in either the X11 includes or GCC includes. When
compiling xbattle, the typedef wchar_t was undefined. I found if I used
-DX_WCHAR during the compile, everything worked fine. Any ideas? Once I
have more information I will send it to X11 and GCC.
Jeff Blanchet emjeffb@sdrc.com
SDRC
Cincinnati Ohio