To reproduce: plug in a USB mouse. /var/log/syslog gives: Sep 23 18:48:12 portege kernel: usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5 Sep 23 18:48:12 portege kernel: input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Microsoft Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical(r)] on usb-0000:00:05.2-1 Sep 23 18:48:12 portege udev[8152]: main: action, subsystem or devpath missing Sep 23 18:48:15 portege usb.agent[8165]: usbhid: already loaded Sep 23 18:48:15 portege usb.agent[8165]: usbmouse: already loaded Sep 23 18:48:17 portege input.agent[8211]: evdev: already loaded Sep 23 18:48:17 portege input.agent[8219]: evdev: already loaded Sep 23 18:48:17 portege input.agent[8225]: evdev: already loaded
Thereafter, my mouse buttons work fine but mouse movement doesn't - I cannot move the pointer around. David