USB Mouse Does Not Work After Rebooting

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.0

Symptom

Your mouse is no longer active after rebooting SuSE Linux 8.0.

Cause

Some modules have not been loaded or the mouse is not properly detected.

Solution

Check the Loaded Modules

Automatic Module Loading

Open the file /etc/init.d/boot.local as follows:

/usr/bin/mcedit /etc/init.d/boot.local

and append the following command at the end of the file:

/sbin/modprobe MODULE_NAME

MODULE_NAME must be replaced with the name of the module to load. Then save the changes with F2 and leave the editor with F10.

Modules Loaded, Mouse Does Not Respond

Note: The option "sleep" delays the scan of the USB bus. This delay can be shortened with sleep 2 or sleep 1. However, at present we cannot really say if this causes the mouse to be initialized. Feedback is welcome. We would also like to thank Mr. Leuxner, who tested several solutions for us.


Keywords: USB, MOUSE, X11, KDM, RESTART, BOOT, GRAPHICAL_INTERFACE

Categories: Window Manager , Mouse

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