[vox-tech] USB mouse moves too fast with custom 2.6.5 kernel

[Mark K. Kim]

Open up a terminal, and try typing this:

   $ xset m 1/4 1

In the above example, 1/4 is the mouse acceleration under X.  Adjust to
the desired value (1/8, 1/16, 2, 4, 10000, whatever.)  The second value is
the threashold for the acceleration to take place.  For more info, `man
xset`.

If xset does what you need, put it in an initialization script file of
your window manager, or in the DM startup script.

-Mark


On Fri, 7 May 2004, Issac Trotts wrote:

> When I use a USB mouse with my new kernel, it jumps at least
> two pixels no matter how small a motion I make.  Other people have
> encountered this problem, but the solution that keeps coming up in
> Google searches is to make sure that you only have a single mouse entry
> in the XF86Config-4 file.  My XF86Config-4 file already had only one
> mouse section, so I guess something else is wrong.  None of the
> alternative mouse device files gave better results: /dev/psaux,
> /dev/input/mouse0, and /dev/input/mice all gave the same jumpiness.
> The only thing that has worked so far is to replace the mouse with an
> old PS/2 mouse, not a very nice way to go.  Any ideas?
>
> My kernel config and XF86Config are attached.
>
> --
> Issac Trotts
> http://mallorn.ucdavis.edu/~ijtrotts
> (w) 530-757-8789
>
>

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