Re: Weird USB problem after Kernel update

On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:12:18 +0200
"Justin Hartman" <jjhartman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi, me again...

Yesterday I upgraded my linux kernel from linux-image-2.6.18-4-686
(2.6.18.dfsg.1-10) to linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 (2.6.18.dfsg.1-11).
What was weird already when I upgraded was a notification I received
from apt telling me that I was trying to upgrade an already installed
version in linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 and that I would need to restart
immediately after the installation was complete.

Like a diligent student I did exactly this and once I logged into
Gnome I noticed that my USB mouse no longer functioned correctly. My
system picks up the USB mouse but I get a huge lag when trying to move
it across the screen.

The other strange thing is that if I unplug the USB mouse and insert
it into another USB port Gnome doesn't even pickup that I've added my
mouse to the new USB port. Even with a very basic installation I have
always been able to swap my mouse between USB ports and having it
mount and work but now this function is gone.
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Regards
Justin Hartman
PGP Key ID: 102CC123

Could you still boot into your old kernel? Or is that not a viable option.

I'm no expert on kernels and recompiling, but normally when you compile a new one the old one is still in your system until you uninstall it. I'm not sure if this works the same for upgrading your kernel through apt, though.


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