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General Discussion / Obscure mouse bug
« on: September 02, 2016, 03:06:48 PM »
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.
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.