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I installed Ubuntu 14.04 through USB on my Samsung ATIV Book 2. When I connected my USB mouse, a Gigabyte M6880X Gaming Mouse, Ubuntu won't recognize it. This mouse works fine on other devices. The command

sudo rmmod psmouse ; sudo modprobe psmouse

only restarts the trackpad.

lsusb output shows:

Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0c45:64e0 Microdia 
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 0cf3:3004 Atheros Communications, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

whether the mouse is plugged in, or not. Why can't Ubuntu detect my mouse?

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  • What does lsusb output show?
    – wintermute
    Oct 24, 2015 at 12:54
  • If you want to know what exactly you have installed, see /var/log/apt/history.log.
    – Jos
    Oct 24, 2015 at 12:58
  • wintermute, I have added more info above in the original post
    – so5user5
    Oct 24, 2015 at 13:10

3 Answers 3

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This command worked for me (note the extra proto= argument)

sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
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  • It didn't work in my case. :-( Feb 16, 2019 at 8:16
  • Me neither (adding some more characters here to get past the "5 more to go" message).
    – Snowcrash
    Dec 4, 2020 at 10:02
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Looks like (re)installing software or loading modules isn't going to help because the mouse isn't even seen by lsusb. Things I'd try:

  • Try plugging the mouse in other USB ports on the same laptop
  • Try plugging some other mouse instead of this one in the same USB port
  • Try plugging some other device in the same USB port (e.g. a flash drive)
  • Try booting Ubuntu liveUSB and checking if the mouse works there
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  • Tried the first... All the USB ports still show the same 'lsusb' output.
    – so5user5
    Oct 24, 2015 at 13:18
  • Unfortunately, I do not have another mouse to test on, however I remember briefly that on day one, a wireless mouse via USB actually worked.
    – so5user5
    Oct 24, 2015 at 13:26
  • And yes, the USB port is NOT dead.
    – so5user5
    Oct 24, 2015 at 13:26
  • Tried the last measure... And the liveUSB will not recognize the USB mouse... Maybe since it's a gaming mouse, and it needs awesomesauce drivers?
    – so5user5
    Oct 24, 2015 at 13:32
  • That's really strange. What system was there before? You can also try other Linux LiveUSB, or even an unofficial Windows one to see if the problem persists.
    – wintermute
    Oct 24, 2015 at 13:45
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Okay, I've gotten another mouse. Seems like Gigabyte mouses doesn't play well with the Linux kernel.

Thanks to everyone who helped me diagnose the issue.

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