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mar04

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Registered: 2010-02-08

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[SOLVED] Weird mouse problem in some 3D games

I'm experiencing a very strange behavior of the mouse in some 3D games, actually in quake(darkplaces) and ut2004-demo from AUR (it is working fine in alien arena, enemy-territory and warzone form what i tested). What happens is some kind of periodical repositioning of the mouse cursor. Like every 4 seconds cursor is going back to the exact same position. This position seems random each time I start the game. In case of ut2004 it's happening even in main menu. So both games are unplayable. I tried different mouse, both nvidia and nouveau drivers, different in game settings, fullscreen and windowed mode. Nothing help and.I have no clue what's going on.

Last edited by mar04 (2011-01-27 19:37:32)

stqn

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Registered: 2010-03-19

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Re: [SOLVED] Weird mouse problem in some 3D games

It might be caused by unclutter, if you're using that.

Edit: unclutter is a program that hides the mouse pointer after a few seconds of idleness.

Last edited by stqn (2011-01-27 14:47:03)

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Re: [SOLVED] Weird mouse problem in some 3D games

Try this: 'export SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0' or start quake like this:

SDL_VIDEO_FULLSCREEN_HEAD=1 SDL_VIDEO_X11_DGAMOUSE=0 /usr/bin/quake3

This is just a guess, so I'm sorry if it won't fix anything.

mar04

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From: Poland

Registered: 2010-02-08

Posts: 117

Re: [SOLVED] Weird mouse problem in some 3D games

It might be caused by unclutter, if you're using that.

Edit: unclutter is a program that hides the mouse pointer after a few seconds of idleness.

Yes I do use it, and disabling it solved the problem. I wouldn't have guessed it. Thank you very much for help.