MRH(misiek_spam@o2.pl) is reported to have said:
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem after I apt-upgraded Debian Sid a couple of days ago. It
> seems that some xserver-xorg-* or hal* packages broke my mouse in X. The
> result is I have no working mouse in X - it displays cursor, that's it. I
> managed to operate the mouse with keyboard 'emulation', but it's very
> inconvenient. I got the latest today - still no change.
> I'm sure the mouse is OK - it works on other PCs. This is USB mouse; and
> it's configured both as evdev and /dev/mice (the reason for the double
> config is that the mouse is connected through a KVM, but it worked before;
> moreover I tried also 'standard' config with /dev/mice only - still doesn't
> work). When I switch to console as root and do
> # cat /dev/mice
> I receive lots of 'garbage' when I move the mouse - so the system sees it.
>
> I removed xserver-xorg-input-evdev temporarily as it messed my keyboard;
> but I still have problems with the mouse.
>
> May I get some help - what can I do? Or should I wait for some update which
> eventually fixes the problem?
No relief here, your running sid, so all you can do is wait.
I have the same problem here on lenny. Gpm & libgpmg1 both at version
1.19.6-25. Upgraded this morning.