[mythtv-users] Gyration mouse/keyboard and RH9

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Tuesday, Sep 9, 2003, at 07:06 US/Pacific, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

> On Tuesday 09 September 2003 05:22 pm, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
>> On Tuesday, Sep 9, 2003, at 06:01 US/Pacific, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday 09 September 2003 04:16 pm, Dr. Doug L. Hoffman wrote:
>>>> I've just installed mythtv on a pundit box with a PVR 250 and
>>>> everything
>>>> seems great. I moved my Gyration keyboard and mouse to the pundit 
>>>> and
>>>> the mouse doesn't seem to be working correctly after configuring the
>>>> device(s) on reboot. The mouse will only move the cursor vertically.
>>>> Does anyone have any pointers about this? I did some archive 
>>>> searches
>>>> but there wasn't anything uptodate. Thx.
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>>> Did you have a mouse working on this system previously?  Was it PS/2
>>> or USB?
>>> Do you have the following in your /etc/X11/XF86Config?
>>>
>>> -JAC
>>
>> And did you do all the teaching stuff?... I've occasionally had to
>> re-teach my mouse and keyboard after major changes to my system (like 
>> a
>> clean install, sometimes).
>>
>> --Jarod
>
> Really?  That's surprising.  I don't think you should ever have to 
> re-teach
> the Gyration receiver unless maybe it loses power for a while... that's
> completely a hardware function between the transmitter (kbd,mouse) and 
> the
> receiver unit.  The only times I've had to re-teach have been when my
> hardware was in the process of failing (twice...)
>
> -JAC

I think most of my reteachings were indeed after the receiver had been 
unplugged for some time (I used a monitor and keyboard in my office, 
rather than the TV, wireless keyboard and mouse for reinstallations).

--Jarod

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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