Not sure if anyone else has had this problem, but I have a GE 97986 Optical Mouse (rev 2, PS2, not cordless) and it seems to have a slight tracking issue. The mouse pointer moves all over the place on it's own, no matter what surface I put it on. It seems to not move as much on a non opaque surface, but it still has a mind of it's own.
I'm wondering if there is an internal pot adjustment that can be made to properly calibrate the tracking, or if it's just a craptacular mouse, and not tunable. I don't want to start messing with pots if they have nothing to do with the tracking calibration.
I have the manufacturers driver set up properly on my system, so I know it's not driver related. My roomate has the same mouse and the same problem.
It's a minor annoyance, but still, an annoyance none the less. If anyone has a fix to this, please let me know.
It may just be some lint or dust on the lense...when the lint shifts, the mouse thinks the surface below it is moving. I know the old logitech optical mice had this trouble a lot.
As for the driver, this might be the issue. The mouse should not need a driver...so you might try removing the driver and using the standard driver that comes with windows/Linux.
Originally posted by Josh380: If anyone has a fix to this, please let me know.
This is how I know when I'm getting too much cat hair on my mouse pad. After I clean off the pad, a good blast of compressed air on the laser usually takes care of the mouse.
