Mouse Keeps Freezing up Machine

defa0009 · 12-20-2007, 08:52 AM

My mouse keeps freezing up my CentOS 5 machine. The mouse works
fine for bit and then all of a sudden when I am moving it around
it freezes the machine completely and my only way out of it is to
re-boot. Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks!

onebuck · 12-20-2007, 09:17 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by defa0009

My mouse keeps freezing up my CentOS 5 machine. The mouse works
fine for bit and then all of a sudden when I am moving it around
it freezes the machine completely and my only way out of it is to
re-boot. Anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks!

A little more information would help! Can you switch to another terminal? If using 'X' can use back out with ctrl-backspace?

If 'X' then what desktop environment or manager?

defa0009 · 12-20-2007, 09:21 AM

Hi, I am running Gnome.

So ctrl-backspace stops the x server?

What do you mean by "switch to another terminal"?

haveanotherpuff · 12-20-2007, 09:43 AM

I figure it must be some kind of laptop!I have a R31 Thinkpad with 1013 c3 and just 256MB's of ram. I have a problem with the battery monitor and my cursor going rampant where ever it wishes. what he means by terminal is I think to open whole new desktop,like you already got but with nothing going on it so far,you do not usually get a gui to help get signed in but some you do.

onebuck · 12-20-2007, 12:53 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by defa0009

Hi, I am running Gnome.

So ctrl-backspace stops the x server?

Yes!

Quote:

Originally Posted by defa0009

What do you mean by "switch to another terminal"?

Now that I know you are using 'X' with Gnome then you can switch to a VT with ctrl-alt-F6. Once you are there you can see if the mouse is still functional. Do you have the 'gpm' loaded?

What mouse are you using? Did you look at the X error logs?

When you are working from the cli, you can always switch between vt (virtual terminals).

defa0009 · 12-23-2007, 07:52 AM

The xorg.log file shows no errors what so ever. The mouse is loaded just fine.

This is driving me nuts cause the only way out of it si to re-boot.

The ctrl-backspace, or any combination does nothing to get me the mouse moving again.

onebuck · 12-23-2007, 09:43 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by defa0009

The xorg.log file shows no errors what so ever. The mouse is loaded just fine.

This is driving me nuts cause the only way out of it si to re-boot.

The ctrl-backspace, or any combination does nothing to get me the mouse moving again.

WHAT mouse are you using? I asked before and still you don't provide the information. We need to know!

defa0009 · 12-23-2007, 10:02 AM

Sorry... it's a wired optical Logitech with the scroll wheel.
Nothing fancy.

I should mention that I have 4 monitors going with this system
if that makes any difference? And xorg.log reports no errors?