* [9fans] mouse re-plug
@ 2007-08-02 7:38 cej
2007-08-02 12:21 ` Steve Simon
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From: cej @ 2007-08-02 7:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
dear all,
if i unplug the ps2 mouse from running terminal box, and then plug it in again,
the mouse behaves unpredictably, namely, every small motion maps into a big leap of cursor.
any idea?
thanks, best regards,
++pac
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* Re: [9fans] mouse re-plug
2007-08-02 7:38 [9fans] mouse re-plug cej
@ 2007-08-02 12:21 ` Steve Simon
2007-08-02 13:40 ` David Leimbach
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From: Steve Simon @ 2007-08-02 12:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> if i unplug the ps2 mouse from running terminal box, and then plug it in again,
I don't think you should be doing this, the ps2 interface is not hot-plugable,
in theroy you can kill your mouse or computer doing this - though I never have.
-Steve
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* Re: [9fans] mouse re-plug
2007-08-02 12:21 ` Steve Simon
@ 2007-08-02 13:40 ` David Leimbach
2007-08-02 13:49 ` erik quanstrom
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From: David Leimbach @ 2007-08-02 13:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
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On 8/2/07, Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net> wrote:
>
> > if i unplug the ps2 mouse from running terminal box, and then plug it in
> again,
>
> I don't think you should be doing this, the ps2 interface is not
> hot-plugable,
> in theroy you can kill your mouse or computer doing this - though I never
> have.
>
> -Steve
>
I used to have a metal keyboard on an old 286. I had on hand on it with the
other dangling down when my cat rubbed up and gave me a static shock... the
computer's speaker then went on and stayed on.
It's amazing what you can do to a computer with a PS2 port :-) (or was that
an AT port).
Luckilly it wasn't completely dead, but I think it didn't like "extra power"
I applied. I've also not seen a metal keyboard case in a while. Good old
Packard Bell Legend V and it's 16MHz of glory.
Dave
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* Re: [9fans] mouse re-plug
2007-08-02 13:40 ` David Leimbach
@ 2007-08-02 13:49 ` erik quanstrom
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From: erik quanstrom @ 2007-08-02 13:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
ymmv. some computers don't mind being replugged. we do it to servers
all the time.
at home i use a cheep kvm ($29 at frys) to avoid replugging machines.
- erik
> >
> > > if i unplug the ps2 mouse from running terminal box, and then plug it in
> > again,
> >
> > I don't think you should be doing this, the ps2 interface is not
> > hot-plugable,
> > in theroy you can kill your mouse or computer doing this - though I never
> > have.
> >
> > -Steve
> >
>
> I used to have a metal keyboard on an old 286. I had on hand on it with the
> other dangling down when my cat rubbed up and gave me a static shock... the
> computer's speaker then went on and stayed on.
>
> It's amazing what you can do to a computer with a PS2 port :-) (or was that
> an AT port).
>
> Luckilly it wasn't completely dead, but I think it didn't like "extra power"
> I applied. I've also not seen a metal keyboard case in a while. Good old
> Packard Bell Legend V and it's 16MHz of glory.
>
> Dave
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