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Hardware - Support => Other => Topic started by: Monkeyman on June 30, 2015, 01:03:26 PM
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No idea where this should go.
I've used a wireless Logitech M570 trackball for the past few years (since they came out). Never a problem running either Windows or Linux Lite until now. About 2 weeks ago, the trackball started getting wonky. It acted like the battery was low. Movement was jerky and sometimes I had to hold the trackball at an odd angle to get it to work. I replaced the battery a few times with no joy. I finally figured the trackball might just be wearing out so I bought a new one (same model). Fresh out of the box and I'm having the same issues. It's not all the time. Maybe 60% of the time, off and on. I'm literally 2' from the computer (and thus, the dongle).
Does this sound like a software issue (with LL) or a hardware issue (with the mobo)? Or something else? I don't have a wired trackball to compare to.
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grep dmesg | (name of ball mousey) might mention something in terminal.
I keep my ball mouses in the drawer as a last resort if I run out of a laser mouse.
My Dell server on a table with wheels with linux lite uses a laser wireless mouse.
Distance in only good a few inches though. Nothing to brag about as it is a older unit.
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Try once using the trackball on a different computer.
Try once using a liveCD/liveUSB/liveDVD of LL w/ the trackball.
Sheng-Chieh