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User Zone => General Discussion => Topic started by: pccobbler on September 02, 2016, 03:06:48 PM
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I saw a bug which most people would never see. I have two PCs using the same monitor, KB, and mouse. The monitor is switched via a DVI switch from South Korea. The KB and mouse are switched by separate USB switches, each consisting of a rotary switch. All three switches are 100% dumb, meaning no circuitry. Sure, I could use a KVM, but I like this arrangement better.
This bug appears when booting. The mouse is unresponsive (I can see the cursor in the middle of the screen). I can eliminate the problem by rotating the switch to the other position and back again, so this is not serious. I have not seen this problem with other Linux distributions or Windows. And in case it is not clear, I am NOT switching back-and-forth between this system and the other (the other system is playing Internet music while I play with a Linux distribution on this system).
I would be happy to test the next alpha release, as it doesn't take long to build a test system.
P.S. Thanks for not using the default LXDE logon screen.
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Hi there...refer to the sticky mouse related post in the R10 forums, try that and see if it changes the behavior. It does not appear directly related, but who knows...it might :)
Thanks for the details.
biff
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You are referring to "wattOS-R10 and the Mouse who slept"? That's a little different than my situation. I am using an old wired Logitech USB mouse, but the problem appears right after logon so there is no timing out. And this is on a desktop, not a laptop, with Sandy Bridge processor and 6-Series chipset. All that said, your solution fixes the problem. Thanks, biffster.
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Thanks, I knew it was different, but since its related to USB peripherals, it was worth "experimenting" with it since its an easy thing to try. One of the reasons I love open source is that you can just about tweak/try anything. :) Glad it worked.