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Old 03-03-2003, 11:27 PM   #1
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USB Crashing, Need Help


I have a Microsoft USB 3-Button Mouse with Intellieye. When booted, the mouse works only for a short while.

When working, the USB Device list shows the mouse as such "Microsoft 3-Button Mouse With Intellieye"

after moving the mouse around a bit it stops responding

then the USB Device list reads as "Unknown"

my irqs for both usb hubs (1&2) are shared with the eth0 and the audio card, respectively. dunno if that is a problem.. anyway bios wont let me change anything

this mouse works fine with windows and linux says there are no irq conflicts, despite their shared status...

i do not know why the mouse stops responding... i would like to try and use linux more, but that silly trackpad is frustrating.

any help is appreciated
 
Old 03-04-2003, 03:30 AM   #2
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Are you using 'gpm'? It's a common culprit if you're using Xwindows. They just don't play nice.
 
Old 03-04-2003, 10:08 AM   #3
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i've read articles that mention loading the gpm before xwindows, or turning it off and then loading it at the end of the config file..

but, as a newbie, i have no idea what a gpm is :-P

i'm running Thizlinux which is based on Red Hat, if that helps

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Old 03-04-2003, 11:11 AM   #4
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gpm stands for mumble, mumble, Mouse.

Try 'ps -e | grep gpm' and see if it's running.
 
Old 03-04-2003, 11:44 AM   #5
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i knew i should have brought the stinkin' laptop to work.

i might pick it up at lunch, but if not, i will try that when i get home.

anything in particular i should be looking for?
 
Old 03-05-2003, 06:36 PM   #6
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ok, i typed that in the console and it said:


837 ? 00:00:00 gpm
 
Old 03-05-2003, 06:48 PM   #7
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The number 837 is the PID for gpm, do "kill 837" to stop gpm and see if that solves the problem. NOTE: You should check the current PID before you issue the kill command.
 
Old 03-05-2003, 07:32 PM   #8
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i am still having the same problem after killing the process.

i even went so far as to remove it from the /etc/rc.d/init.d
no luck

i've found that if i unplug the mouse and plug it into another port, it will begin working again, but only for a short while
 
Old 03-05-2003, 08:14 PM   #9
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I think you're going to have to do something about the IRQ sharing. I had so many problems with USB and IRQ conflicts that I disabled it on my workstation, both my USB printer and scanner are connected to my server and networked, and I avoid USB mice.
 
Old 03-05-2003, 08:42 PM   #10
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yeah, i wish it would just not work at all.. to have it *almost* working is a real annoyance, which is a shame because my only option for an external mouse is usb, because i have one of these

http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/a928.htm

it was also shipped with the linux cd i am using, which is why it strikes me as odd that the mouse does not work
 
Old 03-05-2003, 09:17 PM   #11
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What version of linux is it exactly?
 
Old 03-05-2003, 10:21 PM   #12
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Its called Thizlinux. cant find too much information online other than their homepage. its based on red hat.
 
Old 03-05-2003, 10:27 PM   #13
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You might want to try a more mainstream distro, mandrake or redhat would be a good start, if your into computers and dont mine getting your hands dirty (so to speak) then try slackware.
 
Old 03-06-2003, 02:24 AM   #14
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woo-hoo! i finally got it

i noticed on shutdown it was trying to close other usb drivers, like storage, and hid, which caught my eye.

so i went into the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and at the end of the file there were entries for :

modprobe usb-storage
modprobe input
modprobe usbmouse
modprobe hid
modprobe mousedev
/sbin/thiz_usbd


i removed everything but "modprobe usbmouse" and that did it

:-D


thanks for the help
 
  


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