I'm in doubt whether this is an invalid bug (as I cannot reproduce it any more), or whether a fix is released (Linux code is complex, even the ChangeLogs are long). In any case, I'm closing the issue now, and my mouse works. Furthermore, it is not interesting to look into this further, as 4.10 is end-of-life anyway (upstream).
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1690084 Title: mouse disappeared Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: When installing linux-generic-hwe-16.04-edge, my "DELL Laser Mouse" didn't work any more, as confirmed by xinput(1). I went from linux-generic-hwe-16.04 (providing Linux 4.8) to linux- generic-hwe-16.04-edge (providing Linux 4.10). When I reverted back to Linux 4.8, the mouse appeared again. The enclosed info from lspci(8) is from the working system Ubuntu 4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17. The system is a Dell Latitude E7470 and has an up-to-date "Xenial Xerus" installation. --- ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: mhu027 4051 F.... pulseaudio DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to turn off this notice. No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E7470 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-51-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg0-lv_root ro acpi=force irqpoll quiet splash ipv6.disable=1 vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.8.0-51-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.8.0-51-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.8 Tags: xenial Uname: Linux 4.8.0-51-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: WifiSyslog: _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 12/11/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.12.3 dmi.board.name: 0T6HHJ dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.12.3:bd12/11/2016:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE7470:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0T6HHJ:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude E7470 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1690084/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp