OT: Mouse tracking

Dr. Beer · Feb 3, 2002, 08:34 PM

Anyone know how to improve mouse tracking during fast movement? I have a Logitech Optical. Latest drivers. It used to work great. No matter how fast you moved the mouse the cursor stayed right with it. For some reason it doesn't do that anymore. You move the mouse fast and the cursor either doesn't move much or goes all over the screen. It does the same with either USB or PS2.

Any ideas?

Fisu · Feb 4, 2002, 05:08 AM

I´d say either you are using different surface than you used to or the mouse is starting to give up.

JLP · Feb 4, 2002, 05:18 AM

Go to Logitech Mouse Control Panel, Motion tab and set PS/2 Report rate to the maximum.

brian911 · Feb 4, 2002, 09:07 AM

I noticed that with my MS Wheelmouse Optical .. still works but it feels less responsive. Playing with the poll rates didn't solve the prob.

ATI_powered · Feb 4, 2002, 09:27 AM

sounds like a surface issue. otherwise check out the sensor. i know people say you dont have to clean them, but if the lens is all covered with crap then that could be your problems.

my logitech optical hasn't dont this yet

Dr. Beer · Feb 4, 2002, 04:53 PM

It's the same surface. the sensor is clean. I guess the mouse is just crapping out. It is a year old.

ATI_powered · Feb 4, 2002, 04:57 PM

i cant think of any logical reason for it failing... although, logitech are a good company for returns. i have heard of people getting better mice out of a failure...

make sure you contact the manufacturer and not the store. stores are cheap, if you contact logitech directly you may end up with a dual optical like i have :P

now thats a nice mouse...

Dr. Beer · Feb 5, 2002, 05:20 PM

Sweet I'll try that!

ATI_powered · Feb 5, 2002, 05:26 PM

go for it! the dual optical is an *excellent* mouse, and you wont be displeased with it :P

Mystik · Feb 5, 2002, 05:42 PM

I wouldn't mind an optical..
but a critical point for me not purchasing one is that I lift my
mouse ever so slightly when i run out of mousing space (i have a
VERY low sensitivity in CS, and running out of mousing space is very
frequent.)..

when I use my younger brother's optical on his computer (maintenance,
or some other stuff) and i lift the mouse as much as I do, it still
tracks it and it annoys the hell out of me..

ATI_powered · Feb 5, 2002, 05:45 PM

what? there is practically nothing in it. its a millimeter or two at most.

its equal or less than a balled mouse.

and turn your sensitivity up. how do you expect to whip around and headshot those backstabbers?

Mystik · Feb 5, 2002, 06:19 PM

There's nothing under it, but the light still tracks when the mouse
is lifted about 3mm off the surface..

and I like having my sensitivity low..

it's one thing i've tuned CS (that's not cheating kind of tuning)
so i have an advantage over everyone else..

and close range, i'm usually already prepared if someone is
sneaking behind me.. one peek from the corner and they're already
dead.

ATI_powered · Feb 5, 2002, 06:22 PM

how is it an advantage? optical mice are precise enough without needing sensitivity adjusts.

Mystik · Feb 5, 2002, 06:30 PM

It's an advantage because I can get a clean head-shot from a hell
of a distance away.. and a clean headshot even when the person is
near me..

I've tried the optical @ CS with my younger brother's computer.. it's
the exact same thing as with my ball mouse, except I can't lift, move,
drop and play with the speed i can with my ball mouse..

ATI_powered · Feb 5, 2002, 06:34 PM

eh, oh well. i like being able to whip around, crouch and get shot in the he, er headshot the enemy.. yup, thats it.

Mystik · Feb 5, 2002, 06:39 PM

I like watching my team mates back.. so I stay behind a few paces or
so to keep an eye everywhere else.. CS was meant to be a team game,
so I play like a team should..

i hate it when i'm in the middle or at the front and someone doesn't
watch the rear.. it pisses me off because 1 guy can take out our whole
team like that (i know, i've done it a few times already.. it's hell
fun and makes for an embarassing moment for those who got killed)..

I also like to sneak around.. so distance between me and an enemy is
an advantage for me so I can pick 'em off..

ATI_powered · Feb 5, 2002, 06:43 PM

alright. it works a *lot* better when you have a lan and a friend over. then you yell 'watch my back.' and when you die you yell 'you bas****, i told you to watch my back'

Dr. Beer · Feb 6, 2002, 05:36 PM

CS sucks SO bad.
try this game mystic
infiltration.sentrystudios.com

Mystik · Feb 6, 2002, 07:59 PM

I've had bad luck with UT based mods.. and CS does it job well of
combining realism and fun..

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JLP Radeon R700 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Slovenia Posts: 927	PS/2 Rate Go to Logitech Mouse Control Panel, Motion tab and set PS/2 Report rate to the maximum. __________________ Get Firefox! Get Thunderbird!

Feb 4, 2002, 09:07 AM	#4
brian911 Call me trimtab. Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Planet of the Apes Posts: 3,003	I noticed that with my MS Wheelmouse Optical .. still works but it feels less responsive. Playing with the poll rates didn't solve the prob. __________________ You will die alone.

Feb 4, 2002, 09:27 AM	#5
ATI_powered Radeon R520 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 516	sounds like a surface issue. otherwise check out the sensor. i know people say you dont have to clean them, but if the lens is all covered with crap then that could be your problems. my logitech optical hasn't dont this yet __________________ UPGRADED Athlon 1ghz (soon to be 1800) Soyo Dragon+ Radeon 7500 (soon to be gf4) 1gig (512x2) corsair xms2400h dual maxtor d740x'ers in raid0 Pioneer 16x dvd Liteon 24x writer integrate lan and audio

Feb 4, 2002, 04:53 PM	#6
Dr. Beer Radeon R200 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 87	It's the same surface. the sensor is clean. I guess the mouse is just crapping out. It is a year old. __________________ Windows XP Professional Corporate AMD Athlon 1ghz Abit KT7-RAID RADEON 8500 2x IBM Desktar 15.3gb 7200rpm hdds SBLive 5.1

Feb 4, 2002, 04:57 PM	#7
ATI_powered Radeon R520 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 516	i cant think of any logical reason for it failing... although, logitech are a good company for returns. i have heard of people getting better mice out of a failure... make sure you contact the manufacturer and not the store. stores are cheap, if you contact logitech directly you may end up with a dual optical like i have :P now thats a nice mouse... __________________ UPGRADED Athlon 1ghz (soon to be 1800) Soyo Dragon+ Radeon 7500 (soon to be gf4) 1gig (512x2) corsair xms2400h dual maxtor d740x'ers in raid0 Pioneer 16x dvd Liteon 24x writer integrate lan and audio

Feb 5, 2002, 05:20 PM	#8
Dr. Beer Radeon R200 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 87	Sweet I'll try that! __________________ Windows XP Professional Corporate AMD Athlon 1ghz Abit KT7-RAID RADEON 8500 2x IBM Desktar 15.3gb 7200rpm hdds SBLive 5.1

Feb 5, 2002, 05:26 PM	#9
ATI_powered Radeon R520 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 516	go for it! the dual optical is an excellent mouse, and you wont be displeased with it :P __________________ UPGRADED Athlon 1ghz (soon to be 1800) Soyo Dragon+ Radeon 7500 (soon to be gf4) 1gig (512x2) corsair xms2400h dual maxtor d740x'ers in raid0 Pioneer 16x dvd Liteon 24x writer integrate lan and audio

Feb 5, 2002, 05:42 PM	#10
Mystik Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: etobicoke Posts: 5,625	I wouldn't mind an optical.. but a critical point for me not purchasing one is that I lift my mouse ever so slightly when i run out of mousing space (i have a VERY low sensitivity in CS, and running out of mousing space is very frequent.).. when I use my younger brother's optical on his computer (maintenance, or some other stuff) and i lift the mouse as much as I do, it still tracks it and it annoys the hell out of me.. __________________ low yield toner cartridge.

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Feb 5, 2002, 05:45 PM	#11
ATI_powered Radeon R520 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 516	what? there is practically nothing in it. its a millimeter or two at most. its equal or less than a balled mouse. and turn your sensitivity up. how do you expect to whip around and headshot those backstabbers? __________________ UPGRADED Athlon 1ghz (soon to be 1800) Soyo Dragon+ Radeon 7500 (soon to be gf4) 1gig (512x2) corsair xms2400h dual maxtor d740x'ers in raid0 Pioneer 16x dvd Liteon 24x writer integrate lan and audio

Feb 5, 2002, 06:19 PM	#12
Mystik Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: etobicoke Posts: 5,625	There's nothing under it, but the light still tracks when the mouse is lifted about 3mm off the surface.. and I like having my sensitivity low.. it's one thing i've tuned CS (that's not cheating kind of tuning) so i have an advantage over everyone else.. and close range, i'm usually already prepared if someone is sneaking behind me.. one peek from the corner and they're already dead. __________________ low yield toner cartridge.

Feb 5, 2002, 06:22 PM	#13
ATI_powered Radeon R520 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 516	how is it an advantage? optical mice are precise enough without needing sensitivity adjusts. __________________ UPGRADED Athlon 1ghz (soon to be 1800) Soyo Dragon+ Radeon 7500 (soon to be gf4) 1gig (512x2) corsair xms2400h dual maxtor d740x'ers in raid0 Pioneer 16x dvd Liteon 24x writer integrate lan and audio

Feb 5, 2002, 06:30 PM	#14
Mystik Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: etobicoke Posts: 5,625	It's an advantage because I can get a clean head-shot from a hell of a distance away.. and a clean headshot even when the person is near me.. I've tried the optical @ CS with my younger brother's computer.. it's the exact same thing as with my ball mouse, except I can't lift, move, drop and play with the speed i can with my ball mouse.. __________________ low yield toner cartridge.

Feb 5, 2002, 06:34 PM	#15
ATI_powered Radeon R520 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 516	eh, oh well. i like being able to whip around, crouch and get shot in the he, er headshot the enemy.. yup, thats it. __________________ UPGRADED Athlon 1ghz (soon to be 1800) Soyo Dragon+ Radeon 7500 (soon to be gf4) 1gig (512x2) corsair xms2400h dual maxtor d740x'ers in raid0 Pioneer 16x dvd Liteon 24x writer integrate lan and audio

Feb 5, 2002, 06:39 PM	#16
Mystik Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: etobicoke Posts: 5,625	I like watching my team mates back.. so I stay behind a few paces or so to keep an eye everywhere else.. CS was meant to be a team game, so I play like a team should.. i hate it when i'm in the middle or at the front and someone doesn't watch the rear.. it pisses me off because 1 guy can take out our whole team like that (i know, i've done it a few times already.. it's hell fun and makes for an embarassing moment for those who got killed).. I also like to sneak around.. so distance between me and an enemy is an advantage for me so I can pick 'em off.. __________________ low yield toner cartridge.

Feb 5, 2002, 06:43 PM	#17
ATI_powered Radeon R520 Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 516	alright. it works a lot better when you have a lan and a friend over. then you yell 'watch my back.' and when you die you yell 'you bas****, i told you to watch my back' __________________ UPGRADED Athlon 1ghz (soon to be 1800) Soyo Dragon+ Radeon 7500 (soon to be gf4) 1gig (512x2) corsair xms2400h dual maxtor d740x'ers in raid0 Pioneer 16x dvd Liteon 24x writer integrate lan and audio

Feb 6, 2002, 05:36 PM	#18
Dr. Beer Radeon R200 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 87	CS sucks SO bad. try this game mystic infiltration.sentrystudios.com __________________ Windows XP Professional Corporate AMD Athlon 1ghz Abit KT7-RAID RADEON 8500 2x IBM Desktar 15.3gb 7200rpm hdds SBLive 5.1

Feb 6, 2002, 07:59 PM	#19
Mystik Radeon Arctic Islands Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: etobicoke Posts: 5,625	I've had bad luck with UT based mods.. and CS does it job well of combining realism and fun.. __________________ low yield toner cartridge.

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