Problem on adding an extension cord to mouse
 

Hi folks,

RH 8.0

I encountered problem is connecting USB wheel mouse to a 6 feet extension cord. I tried both optical mouse and mechanical mouse (normal mouse). The former is worse with the pointer hanging on screen after working a while. I tested 2 optical mouses with the same result. Mechanical mouse is better. Its pointer hanged on screen occasionally. Removing the extension cord the mouse worked normal. But I need the cord to extend the cord lengh of the mouse. I also tried another extension cord with the same result. The extension cord worked normal on another PC.

Kindly advise how to find out its cause and fix the problem

TIA

B.R.
satimis

You might have a weak USB controller chip. A friend of mine has a laptop that does not boot with a USB optical mouse connected becauses it draws to much current. It also could be a marginal extension cable. An optical mouse draws more current then a mechanical mouse.

If another cable does not work then you try a powered USB hub. Have you tried all of the ports on your computer?

Hi michaelk,

Tks for your advice.

I solved the problem by adding following line

Option "BaudRate" "9600"

to the Section "InputDevice" of /etc/X11/XF86Config

The mouse has been working without problem until now.

B.R.
satimis