<div dir="ltr">Had a desktop computer with bizarre pointer behavior. The pointer would jiggle at a frantic rate and would keep returning to the same place - off center - on the screen. The computer was utterly unmanageable. After heroic efforts I got a reasonably clean shutdown.<div><br></div><div>Dual boot, Mint and W8.</div><div><br></div><div>Being a newbie at the moment I brought it to a repair shop who told me that Linux had attacked the Windows partition. I paid them for their "diagnosis" and called another shop who were similarly baffled, but asked one crucial question. "Are there any other USB devices attached normally?" I started laughing, because I remembered that I had - but had not been using - a touchscreen. The connector must have been loose, producing a spurious signal, causing the manic pointer.</div><div><br></div><div>I was considerably happier paying the second fellow.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 12:00 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gnhlug-discuss-request@mail.gnhlug.org" target="_blank">gnhlug-discuss-request@mail.gnhlug.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send gnhlug-discuss mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Re: Mouse event problems (Tyson Sawyer)<br>
2. Re: Mouse event problems (Ken D'Ambrosio)<br>
3. Re: Mouse event problems (Joshua Judson Rosen)<br>
4. Re: Mouse event problems (Tyson Sawyer)<br>
5. Re: Mouse event problems (Richard Kolb II)<br>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Tyson Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org">tyson@j3.org</a>><br>To: "Ken D'Ambrosio" <<a href="mailto:ken@jots.org">ken@jots.org</a>><br>Cc: Greater NH Linux User Group <<a href="mailto:gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org">gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org</a>><br>Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:25:37 -0400<br>Subject: Re: Mouse event problems<br>On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Tyson Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org">tyson@j3.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio <<a href="mailto:ken@jots.org">ken@jots.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> That *VERY* much sounds like hardware. Like, a lot.<br>
>><br>
>> 1) If it's a wireless mouse, change the batteries.<br>
>><br>
>> If it's *not* wireless, disable the trackpad and switch to a different<br>
>> external mouse. Assuming the issue goes away (which I bet it will),<br>
>> re-enable one, then the other, and see who's at fault.<br>
><br>
> This is looking like the cause.<br>
<br>
I had originally considered and rejected that the problem was<br>
hardware, and I think with good reason.<br>
<br>
...the problem was hardware. I have replaced the track ball and the<br>
problem is gone.<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
Ty<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Tyson D Sawyer<br>
<br>
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent<br>
of many bad measures. - Daniel Webster<br>
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<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Ken D'Ambrosio" <<a href="mailto:ken@jots.org">ken@jots.org</a>><br>To: Tyson Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org">tyson@j3.org</a>><br>Cc: Greater NH Linux User Group <<a href="mailto:gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org">gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:tyson.sawyer@gmail.com">tyson.sawyer@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:08:24 -0400<br>Subject: Re: Mouse event problems<br>I've been bitten by bad mouse problems enough times that when I see symptoms like yours, it's pretty much my go-to. I had someone in England call me some time back, and could *NOT* figure out her problem. Finally had her wipe her machine and start over... and it was still there. Which is when I realized she was using an external, wireless mouse, and had her replace her batteries.<br>
<br>
D'oh.<br>
<br>
-Ken<br>
<br>
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On 2016-03-29 15:25, Tyson Sawyer wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Tyson Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org" target="_blank">tyson@j3.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio <<a href="mailto:ken@jots.org" target="_blank">ken@jots.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
That *VERY* much sounds like hardware. Like, a lot.<br>
<br>
1) If it's a wireless mouse, change the batteries.<br>
<br>
If it's *not* wireless, disable the trackpad and switch to a different<br>
external mouse. Assuming the issue goes away (which I bet it will),<br>
re-enable one, then the other, and see who's at fault.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
This is looking like the cause.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
I had originally considered and rejected that the problem was<br>
hardware, and I think with good reason.<br>
<br>
...the problem was hardware. I have replaced the track ball and the<br>
problem is gone.<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
Ty<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Joshua Judson Rosen <<a href="mailto:rozzin@hackerposse.com">rozzin@hackerposse.com</a>><br>To: "Ken D'Ambrosio" <<a href="mailto:ken@jots.org">ken@jots.org</a>>, Tyson Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org">tyson@j3.org</a>><br>Cc: Greater NH Linux User Group <<a href="mailto:gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org">gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:tyson.sawyer@gmail.com">tyson.sawyer@gmail.com</a><br>Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:51:01 -0400<br>Subject: Re: Mouse event problems<br>On 03/29/2016 05:08 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:<br>
> I've been bitten by bad mouse problems enough times that when I see<br>
> symptoms like yours, it's pretty much my go-to. I had someone in<br>
> England call me some time back, and could *NOT* figure out her problem.<br>
> Finally had her wipe her machine and start over... and it was still<br>
> there. Which is when I realized she was using an external, wireless<br>
> mouse, and had her replace her batteries.<br>
><br>
> D'oh.<br>
<br>
*D'oh*:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Coffee-Beats-Wireless" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Coffee-Beats-Wireless</a><br>
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--<br>
"Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))."<br>
<br>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Tyson Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org">tyson@j3.org</a>><br>To: Joshua Judson Rosen <<a href="mailto:rozzin@hackerposse.com">rozzin@hackerposse.com</a>><br>Cc: Greater NH Linux User Group <<a href="mailto:gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org">gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org</a>><br>Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 20:16:30 -0400<br>Subject: Re: Mouse event problems<br><p dir="ltr"><br>
On Mar 29, 2016 18:51, "Joshua Judson Rosen" <<a href="mailto:rozzin@hackerposse.com" target="_blank">rozzin@hackerposse.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> *D'oh*:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Coffee-Beats-Wireless" target="_blank">http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Coffee-Beats-Wireless</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Ha! :-)</p>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Richard Kolb II <<a href="mailto:richard.kolb@gmail.com">richard.kolb@gmail.com</a>><br>To: Tyson Sawyer <<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org">tyson@j3.org</a>><br>Cc: Greater NH Linux User Group <<a href="mailto:gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org">gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org</a>><br>Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:37:34 -0400<br>Subject: Re: Mouse event problems<br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I've heard a few stories of people putting their wireless mice in their pockets/bags and then trying to figure out their weird windows behavior. Fun times.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Rich</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">Richard Kolb II</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 8:16 PM, Tyson Sawyer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tyson@j3.org" target="_blank">tyson@j3.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr"><br>
On Mar 29, 2016 18:51, "Joshua Judson Rosen" <<a href="mailto:rozzin@hackerposse.com" target="_blank">rozzin@hackerposse.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> *D'oh*:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Coffee-Beats-Wireless" target="_blank">http://thedailywtf.com/articles/Coffee-Beats-Wireless</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Ha! :-)</p>
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