I could fix the problem by entering: sudo cp /usr/share/doc/hal/examples/10-x11-input.fdi /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/
and restarting hal and X. taken from here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443292 -- [hardy] evdev mouse driver stops working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/173428 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs