Bug#451705: xserver-xorg-input-mouse: Mouse detection fails when USB mouse is unplugged and replugged

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 22:23:53 +0100, Tim Richardson wrote:

> Package: xserver-xorg-input-mouse
> Version: 1:1.2.3-1
> Severity: important
> 
> If I unplug my usb mouse to use only the touchpad (because I am
> leaving my desk), and then later reconnect my USB mouse, the mouse is
> no longer detected as an input device. I have to restart X.

Maybe because when you reconnect your USB mouse it uses a different
device node, so the "Device" option from your config below don't work?

> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
> 	Driver		"mouse"
> 	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
> 	#Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mouse2"
> 	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
> 	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier	"Configured Mouse1"
> 	Driver		"mouse"
> 	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
> 	#Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mouse0"
> 	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
> 	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
> EndSection
> 

Cheers,
Julien