It's still a problem in 8.04 my solution is the folowing: in /etc/X11/xorg.conf make sure you have the folowing section:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "Protocol" "auto" EndSection if /dev/ttyS0 does not work try ttyS1 You know for a operating system as serious as ubuntu a 4 year bug like this doesn't realy look good -- Serial mice are not autodetected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9068 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs