[ltp] 760XL Mouse cursor drifting

[Rob Bell]

This is normal TrackPoint behavior on a ThinkPad.  It is just 
recalibrating itself.  If you take your finger off the TrackPoint for a 
couple a second or two it will finish much more quickly.

Rob

jim@scrubnugget.com wrote:

> This isn't a major problem, but it sure can be annoying.
> 
> From time to time the mouse cursor on my 760XL will spontaneously begin
> to drift in one direction (usually up).  It drifts at a constant speed,
> without acceleration, for 10-20 seconds before stopping abruptly. 
> During this time I can still use the mouse if I factor the drift vector
> into my finger movement.
> 
> (Technically, it's not a mouse, but one of those keyboard joysticks
> whose name I can't remember.  You get the point though.)
> 
> This problem began over the weekend, not long after I removed gpm (using
> apt-get remove) and compiled a new kernel (2.2.20).  However, my XFree
> config remained untouched, there doesn't seem to be any particular
> program which triggers it, and the physical environment remained fairly
> constant the whole time.
> 
> I'm using Debian (potato) and GNOME.
> 
> Any suggestions on how to fix this?  Again, it's not critical, just
> annoying.
> 
> 



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