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From: "Carl Gehr" <ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers Undecoded message Subject: Re: [eCS T60/T61] Mice (was Re: [eCS T60/T61] installing acpi w/ rc5 Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:11:01 -0400 (EDT) To: "eCS ThinkPad T60/61 Mailing List" <ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com>

On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:11:28 -0400, Julian Thomas wrote:

>
>On this T60 I have the standard IBM driver and also USBmouse. Works OK
>with either the trackpoint or the external mouse (I use the trackpoint; MJ
>uses the rodent) with the external plugged in.
>
>Only problem is that sometimes the trackpoint cursor wanders; I believe
>this is a hardware/bios issue. At any rate I can usually cure it for a
>while by slamming the pointer against an edge of the screen.
>

I have seen the same thing on my T60.  In fact, ISTR that it happened
also on my A30p.  My solution is usually to just let it do its thing
until it comes to a halt.  [i.e., Don't fight it!  It only takes a few
seconds.]  Once it has stopped and become stable, it's OK for a while.

Carl

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