Also had the mouse die in the middle of the installation wizard on Xubuntu Intrepid LiveCD (64-bit) after posting that last comment.
** Summary changed: - USB optical mouse goes dead after long idle time + USB optical mouse goes dead ** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-mouse I have had this happen 3 times now on Intrepid: Once under Gnome and - twice more under Fluxbox. Problem never occurred under KDE4. + twice more under Fluxbox. Problem never occurred under KDE4. (also + occurs under XFCE) - After being AFK for a long period of time (asleep, at work, etc) the USB - optical mouse is dead (no light) and does not come back to life without - a reboot. The keyboard still works, however I cannot ctrl-alt-F* into a - different session (as I am able to do when the mouse is working). The - only solution is a system reboot. + After being AFK for a long period of time (or not, as described in + comments below) the USB optical mouse is dead (no light) and does not + come back to life without a reboot. The keyboard still works, however I + cannot ctrl-alt-F* into a different session (as I am able to do when the + mouse is working). The only solution is a system reboot. I found what seems to be the same (or related) bug in Bug #34066. I have - just implemented the workaround discussed there. + just implemented the workaround discussed there. (workaround did not + work) ** Tags added: intrepid -- USB optical mouse goes dead https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/300106 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
