Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266235AbUALU7o (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:59:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266246AbUALU7S (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:59:18 -0500 Received: from atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.31.123]:21910 "EHLO atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266235AbUALU7K (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:59:10 -0500 Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:32:37 -0500 From: Pavel Machek To: Aaron Lehmann Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: psmouse synchronization loss under load Message-ID: <20031222183237.GA15844@openzaurus.ucw.cz> References: <20031220015131.GB9834@vitelus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031220015131.GB9834@vitelus.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 718 Lines: 18 Hi! > On a Dell laptop whenever I run a program that takes the full CPU, my > mouse pointer goes insane and thrashes my X session every few minutes. > It seems to have a mind of its own and always be able to make it to > the Exit item in the root menu ;). Whenever this happens, psmouse logs > and detects the error: > > psmouse.c: Mouse at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost synchronization, throwing > 2 bytes away. Do you use ACPI? Using APM made the error go away for me. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/