Obscure mouse bug

[pccobbler]

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.

[biffster]

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

[pccobbler]

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.

[biffster]

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.