Re: Mouse freezing

[Angela Gavazzi <edv@goetheanum.ch>]

Am Donnerstag, 12. April 2007 18:15 schrieb Kent West:
> On 4/12/07, Angela Gavazzi <edv@goetheanum.ch> wrote:
> > Hallo!
> >
> > I have a strange problem with the mouse freezing on an Asus L5000.
>
> I experienced the mouse freezing on every installation I did, so I don't
>
> > think
> > it's a version or distro problem.
> >
> > Interesting thing is that, if I plug the mouse out and in again, dmesg
> > shows
> > it as it would work.
> > It does not matter on what usb port I plug in.
> >
> > I cannot believe that the board should be fault again... especially as
> > the mouse always works on windows... - I forgot that it is a dual boot
> > install.
>
> (I've hesitated to reply, as I don't know what I'm talking about, but ...)
>
> When the mouse dies, switch to a terminal window and run "cat
> /dev/input/mice" and move your mouse around; does it produce garbage on the
> screen? (Ctrl-C to quit.) It should. If not, that indicates that the mouse
> "driver" is being "unloaded" at a fundamental level.
>
> My gut instinct is that something like udev is "unloading" the mouse after
> a while of inactivity; it should "reload" it, as I understand things, when
> needed.

I tried it and absolutely no garbage was produced. 
How could I "reload" the mouse? 
I don't remember if the mouse only stops after inactivity... 
The TPad on /dev/psaux continues working.

thanks angela