Public bug reported:
Here is some terminal output:
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Mouse id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech K400 id=15 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter System Control id=13 [slave
keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Consumer Control id=14 [slave
keyboard (3)]
↳ Dell WMI hotkeys id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Logitech K400 id=17 [slave keyboard (3)]
∼ Pulse-Eight CEC Adapter id=9 [floating slave]
$ xinput disable 'pointer:Logitech K400'
$ xinput enable 'pointer:Logitech K400'
unable to find device pointer:Logitech K400
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Mouse id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter System Control id=13 [slave
keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Consumer Control id=14 [slave
keyboard (3)]
↳ Dell WMI hotkeys id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Logitech K400 id=17 [slave keyboard (3)]
∼ Logitech K400 id=15 [floating slave]
∼ Pulse-Eight CEC Adapter id=9 [floating slave]
$ xinput enable 15
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Mouse id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech K400 id=15 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter System Control id=13 [slave
keyboard (3)]
↳ CHESEN PS2 to USB Converter Consumer Control id=14 [slave
keyboard (3)]
↳ Dell WMI hotkeys id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Logitech K400 id=17 [slave keyboard (3)]
∼ Pulse-Eight CEC Adapter id=9 [floating slave]
This is regression
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: xinput 1.6.4-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-51.52-generic 6.8.12
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-51-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Jan 15 01:10:06 2025
DistUpgraded: 2025-01-12 22:51:32,624 DEBUG running Quirks.noblePostUpgrade
DistroCodename: noble
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
[8086:0152] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
[1028:052c]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-12-05 (1867 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 9010
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.8.0-51-generic
root=UUID=0bb9eda8-c46e-4b31-9c77-631505c56a2a ro splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xinput
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2025-01-12 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/28/2018
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A30
dmi.board.name: 051FJ8
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 15
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA30:bd06/28/2018:br4.6:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex9010:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn051FJ8:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct15:cvr:skuOptiPlex9010:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 9010
dmi.product.sku: OptiPlex 9010
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.120-2build1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 24.0.9-0ubuntu0.3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:22.0.0-1build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20210115-1build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1
** Affects: xinput (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble ubuntu
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xinput can not enable pointer device by name
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