On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:54:35AM -0800, nate wrote: > Daniel L. Miller said: > > Is there a known problem with using a USB mouse? My particular > > configuration is a FIC motherboard for an AMD 750 Athlon (older VIA > > chipset), connected to a ViewSonic monitor's (P815) USB hub, with a > > Microsoft Optical Trackball. > > > > After a variable period of time, the mouse will cease functioning and I > > cannot re-enable it without re-booting. > > does it happen when you plug directly into the port rather then a hub, > what does the kernel log say if anything? Some older VIA chipsets had > USB problems but your athlon is several years newer then the ones I > encountered with issues(socket 7 era). > > I use a couple USB trackballs(Logitech). One goes through a hub, the other > does not, never had a problem. Perhaps theres an IRQ conflict or other > conflict with your USB controller. Check /proc/interrupts > > do you use any other USB devices, do they experience similar behavior? > > the log informaiton is usually stored in /var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages
Also, does unloading and reloading the modules help? Are you using hotplug? Tried unplugging/plugging it? -rob
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