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    Asus G1 Touchpad/Mouse Problem

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by noclips, Apr 9, 2007.

  1. noclips

    noclips Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my first laptop which is an Asus G1. It came with Vista Home Premium. I just installed Tremulous, which is a free FPS based on quake3. I have been playing the game on my old desktop system and it works great but when I tried it out on the G1 I ran into problems.

    Basically, like most fps, you move forward and back with the W and S keys, strafe left and right with the A and D keys and then use the mouse to point in the direction you want to move. When using both the included MX518 and a Logitech G5 with the latest SetPoint drivers, my character will not go straight. He always goes slightly to the left. The weird thing is that if I unplug the mouse and just use the touchpad, the character moves perfectly straight. But I can't use the touchpad realistically for fps, I need a mouse. I also tried disabling/enabling the touchpad while mouse was plugged in and it still happens.

    Has anyone had a similar problem because I am out of ideas and google doesn't find anything to help.
     
    noclips, Apr 9, 2007
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  2. m394byt3

    m394byt3 Notebook Evangelist

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    Have you tried any other mouse?
     
    m394byt3, Apr 11, 2007
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    noclips Notebook Enthusiast

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    It comes with a rebranded Logitech MX518. I also tried a Logitech G5 and a Logitech MX510. All my other mice are PS/2 and the laptop doesn't have any PS/2 ports. I am in the process of testing other games to see if they suffer from this problem as well.

    Also, I will mention that I decided to scrap Vista so I am now running XP Pro SP2. And I did NOT install any drivers for mice or the touchpad during this install but both work fine other than this problem. I thought they might be conflicting or something is why I decided not to install them. Then I installed the Logitech SetPoint drivers and the problem is still there.

    I'm starting to think it might just be this game, so I am in the process of installing all my games and testing them.
     
    noclips, Apr 11, 2007
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    Lord Farkward Notebook Consultant

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    it might be the surface your mouse is on? might be something *weird* that keeps on moving the mouse slightly left... just throwing it out there

    try it on difference surfaces, esp one where the color is definitely totally uniform all over?
     
    Lord Farkward, Apr 12, 2007
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    noclips Notebook Enthusiast

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    I finally solved my problem. I needed to alter some config files that changed the in game HUD. If anyone else runs into this problem, pm me for the files you need.
     
    noclips, Apr 12, 2007
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