Mouse and trackpad stopped working on an Asus Eee1215n

Question

I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 and the USB mouse and trackpad just stopped working. What could've caused that? How do I go about debugging it?

I'd hit up your /var/log/Xorg.0.log first and look for errors pertaining to your mouse. See if there are any EE lines that give any clues.

Anand · Answer 1 · 2012-05-10 07:10:18Z

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Have a look at the following link too, which was also a similar issue with a hp mini netbook.

answered May 10 '12 at 7:10

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xexplorer · Answer 2 · 2012-05-10 07:03:01Z

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do you use lightdm? give gdm a try

sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm and choose gdm as default.

I hope this helps anyone.

answered May 10 '12 at 7:03

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