kvm switch problem with mouse

[Craig White]

On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 22:14 +0000, James Wilkinson wrote:
> Charles A. Hodge wrote:
> > A similar post has prompted this one. I use a Belkin KVM switch and have 
> > had problems with the mouse "going crazy" when switching back to fc3. 
> > I'm using a PS/2 wheel mouse and have found in the past that if I select 
> > just a generic three button mouse (no wheel) everything is fine. However 
> > I cannot find where i can change the mouse selection in fc3 as I could 
> > in RH8. Anybody know how?
> 
> This is a Frequently Asked Question: Belkin's are bad at this.
> 
> You will need to add the phrase psmouse.proto=imps or psmouse.proto=imps
> to the kernel command line. In Grub you can highlight the kernel you're
> about to boot and press "e": to do this permanently, you should
> (carefully!) edit /boot/grub/grub.conf .
> 
> Having read that, I notice there is also a psmouse.resetafter= (try to
> reset the mouse after so many bad packets) option. E.g.
> psmouse.resetafter=10
> 
> If you find this helps, *please* let us know.
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I believe that you meant to say 'psmouse.proto=imps' or
'psmouse.proto=bare'

I will try the 'psmouse.resetafter=10' the next time I reboot which may
not be for quite some time. I would love to get back some of the
functionality of my mouse, lost by the psmouse.proto=bare appendage.

Craig