Strange mouse movement
After my system running pretty well I decided to install EFI. Now after a few hours of uptime I'm getting some weird movement from my mouse. It is very jolty and jagged instead of being smooth. I checked the console logs and here is what…
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- @damnesiac Published 2008-02-15
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After my system running pretty well I decided to install EFI. Now after a few hours of uptime I'm getting some weird movement from my mouse. It is very jolty and jagged instead of being smooth. I checked the console logs and here is what I'm getting..
Feb 15 17:02:39 davos-acpi kernel[0]: IOHIDSystem::relativePointerEventGated: Unwanted Direction Change X: oldDx=-1 dx=0
Feb 15 17:02:42 davos-acpi kernel[0]: IOHIDSystem::relativePointerEventGated: Unwanted Direction Change X: oldDx=0 dx=0anyone know what is going on or how to fix this? I'm using 10.5.1, the only thing I've modified is installing the 10.5.2 geforce kexts using the nvidia installer v33.
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OK thanks, I'll have to read up on installing 10.5.2 or just wait for Zephs 10.5.2. Might just be easier to wait for the next release. I'm really a noob when it comes to these things.
Even with 10.5.2 I'm still getting this problem after a prolonged time with screensaver activated and I'm away from the pc. Very annoying.
I get this problem without the console lines now, very very weird. Let's hope Zephs 10.5.2 fixes it. nforce 4 SLI chipset here.
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Roisoft i Installed the 10.5.2 update (Macgirls & Netkas way) for AMD, did you managed to install this "10.5.2 AMD' smoothly, anything different ?
I don't have this problem on 10.5.2, EFI + GUID, nForce 4 Chipset.
I have started to have the same problem too. My mouse pointer moves all over the place now though I don't see the same message in the Console. Its moving around very fast all of a sudden.
Well, it looks like I have to re-hash this old thread to say that I am also having this problem. I just discovered it after leaving my system on over night (I usually shutdown before I go to bed, so I didn't notice this before). I am having the same error messages in console, along with a bunch of these messages:
2/28/08 9:57:34 AM kernel CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page: p=628[mdworker] clearing CS_VALID
2/28/08 10:41:20 AM mDNSResponder[16] mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 8773474F00001D7D
2/28/08 10:41:20 AM mDNSResponder[16] mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 86938BDC00001D7D
2/28/08 10:41:20 AM mDNSResponder[16] mDNSPlatformRawTime: last_mach_absolute_time 939127A600001D7D
2/28/08 10:41:20 AM mDNSResponder[16] mDNSPlatformRawTime: this_mach_absolute_time 929675BD00001D7D
2/28/08 10:41:20 AM mDNSResponder[16] mDNSPlatformRawTime went backwards by 15 ticks; setting correction factor to 101952895Anyone know what these might be? The mouse isn't the only thing that is suffering. The entire GUI is slow and choppy. I'm running a manually-updated 10.5.2. I haven't tried out Zeph's 10.5.2 DVD yet - does anyone know if it would fix this issue?
I've got the same issue (10.5.2 DVD -- relatively fresh install with all updates). Every now and then my entire system seems to get "bogged down" (choppy mouse, choppy video, crackling audio) and I have to restart, rather bizarre.
damn, that's really disappointing to hear. i just installed the 10.5.2 DVD hoping it would have fixed this issue. guess not
All users with this problem, please go to this thread and discuss there:
<a href="osx.kb ot.de/comments.php?DiscussionID=753">osx.kb ot.de/comments.php?DiscussionID=753</a>
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @damnesiac | Primary Author | 4 | 2008-02-15 → 2008-02-17 |
| @roisoft | Core Contributor | 3 | 2008-02-15 |
| @agrafuese | Core Contributor | 3 | 2008-02-29 → 2008-03-17 |
| @rumar4u | Contributor | 1 | 2008-02-15 |
| @Puttabong | Contributor | 1 | 2008-02-17 |
| @CyCLoBoT | Contributor | 1 | 2008-02-17 |
| @Kyahx | Contributor | 1 | 2008-03-03 |