[mythtv-users] Mouse sometimes scrolls by itself

[Frosty]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 03/12/2008 02:03 PM, Jason Spears wrote:
>   
>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 9:47 AM, jonny Linux <jonnylinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Fairly frequently (several times a day), my mouse generates a scrollwheel
>>> event. For a few weeks I've noticed when I've been watching TV (nowhere near
>>> the mouse) that the window the mouse cursor is on top of will scroll
>>> upwards. I've even changed the mouse, and I still get the problem.
>>>     
>>>       
>> So it's more likely a driver than a hardware problem.  Were there
>> recent changes to the system apart from upgrading mythtv?  Maybe you
>> could try one of the different 'Protocol' options in xorg.conf.
>>     
>
> Assuming, that is you tried a different /model/ of mouse.  I have seen 
> this happen on GNU/Linux /and/ Windows with a whole slew of MS scroll 
> mice.  In my cases it's definitely the hardware.
>
> Mike
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I can also confirm that I have seen this issue in Windows with both 
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer and Microsoft Intellimouse Optical mice. 
Not just one but 5+ of each.

Yours,
Frosty.