(Adding comment from 7 Jan 2014 Christopher
I hope I've done this and will continue to test. I installed linux-image-3.5.0-45-generic_3.5.0-45.68_amd64 which I believe is the last kernel for Quantal. uname -a gives Linux barbangus-desktop 3.8.0-31-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 10 20:03:44 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux During the installation I "broke" Grub (now recovered) but during the process noticed in the log messages showing on my terminal that the usb mouse continually disconnects and reconnects about every 60 seconds. Unfortunately, I don't have an exact log but it's something like: [ 4.166548] usb 2-4: new low-speed USB device number 5 using ohci-pci [ 4.378520] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c06a [ 4.378523] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 4.378525] usb 2-4: Product: USB Optical Mouse [ 4.378526] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: Logitech [ 64.??????] usb 2-4: USB disconnect, device number 5 [ 64.??????] usb 2-4: new low-speed USB device number 6 using ohci-pci [ 64.??????] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c06a [ 64.??????] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 64.??????] usb 2-4: Product: USB Optical Mouse [ 64.??????] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: Logitech [ 127.??????] usb 2-4: USB disconnect, device number 6 Not sure if this is helpful or not. Kind regards AnGus -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1181897 Title: 046d:c06a [Compaq Presario CQ3260AN Desktop PC] Mouse freezes randomly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1181897/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs