[olug] Debian forgets my mouse

[Jennifer Frasier]

Don't know if this will be helpful to you, but here are some samples of
xorg.conf files:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=26606

The problem discussed in the above is not the same as yours, but you might
find something useful in it.

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I had this problem every so often on my machine running Kubuntu 8.04
> currently...other Kubuntu version previously.  I ended up putting in a
> optical mouse with a USB connection and ran it for a couple of weeks without
> a problem.  Now I have it plugged into a PS2 adapter...still no problems.
>  AMD Athlon processor, 1.23 GB RAM.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 6/18/08, Adam Lassek <adam at doubleprime.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Adam Lassek <adam at doubleprime.net>
> > Subject: Re: [olug] Debian forgets my mouse
> > To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> > Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 8:06 PM
> > A reboot isn't good enough, actually. Have you powered
> > down the machine
> > since this started happening? If a ps/2 mouse gets messed
> > up, it usually
> > doesn't start working again until a cold restart.
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Mike Hostetler
> > <hostetlerm at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Dan Linder
> > <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'll second JohnH's idea for a reboot -
> > PS/2 hot-plugging is flaky and
> > > > prone
> > > > to hardware errors. :-(
> > > >
> > >
> > > I didn't reboot, since that  usually only works
> > with Windows ;).  But I
> > > just
> > > tried it and, alas, that didn't work this time.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > If you can't do that, or it doesn't work,
> > what happens if you run "cat
> > > > /dev/psaux" and then move the mouse?  When
> > you do that as root you will
> > > get
> > > > a lot of jibberish each time the mouse is moved.
> > >
> > >
> > > > If you don't get the output, then it could be
> > the drive (or mouse or PS/2
> > > > port or...).  Try running the same test command
> > on the various
> > > /dev/input/*
> > > > devices (mice, mouse0, mouse1,...) and see if any
> > of those work.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Nothing from cat /dev/psaux and cat /dev/input/mice.
> > >
> > > Any other ideas?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Hostetler
> > > http://mike.hostetlerhome.com/
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