> Is there any obvious solution (like I picked the wrong mouse driver?) or does > amybody know what the command/ioctl to reset the PS/2 bus is so that I don't > have to restart X? > There's a similar thread (with the same subject I think) running right now. Both the poster of that message and I have noticed that Ctrl-Alt-F* ing to a virtual console and back revives the mouse.
I haven't noticed a single lock since switching my mouse to the USB port. I'd recommend it, if it's an option.