benq X805 wireless mouse erratic

Ed Greshko Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Fri Jul 7 02:31:52 UTC 2006


Philippe A. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have just purchased a Benq X805 wireless keyboard and mouse combo. The
> keyboard works great. However, the mouse behaves erratically. Every
> minute or two, the cursor starts jumping around and clicks are
> registered in response to simple movement. This behavior is seen in X
> only. I couldn't reproduce it in a text console.
> 
> I have noticed many of the following in dmesg.
> 
> psmouse.c: bad data from KBC - timeout
> psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization,
> throwing 3 bytes away.
> psmouse.c: bad data from KBC - bad parity
> 
> Both receiver cables are plugged in PS/2 ports. There is no driver CD
> shipping with those, so really I think they should Just Work.
> 
> This behavior reminds me what Microsoft mice were doing back in RH9
> days. These wouldn't exhibit exactly the same symptoms, except that they
> didn't work any better in a text console.
> 
> I am going to perform a few more routine checks and report back when I
> have more news. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to post any
> suggestions you have.

You should post the relevant portion of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Most likely you'll need to find the right incantation for the line:

     Option         "Protocol"

In the Mouse section.

Ed

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