PCBSD9.1-RC1--64 and frozen mouse

[David30]

Been having the same problem with my USB mouse.

[Lsayre]

Can you boot to the text-based emergency console and does the mouse
cursor move there? I'm trying to figure out if its an issue with the
systems "moused" or xorg itself.

I booted into option #5, the emergency console, and my mouse is frozen there also.

If it matters, GhostBSD 9.1 RC2 does the same thing. It appears that it may go all the way back to FreeBSD 9.1

[David30]

Anyone good at reporting bugs to FreeBSD? I feel it's right to report this to the FreeBSD people.

[Lsayre]

I just tried 9.1 RC3 USB LIVE 64 bit, and my mouse is frozen and useless yet again. HP optical mouse.

[kmoore134]

If you wait 10-15 seconds, does the mouse then become available? I see that on a number of systems here, where the USB mouse isn't detected until devd finishes up launching.

[David30]

During bootup, there is - briefly - a working mouse cursor on a text screen. After this screen there is a delay. After this delay, the login screen appears with the "normal" mouse cursor.

[kmoore134]

So, when the GUI loads, the mouse dies? Even after 10 seconds or so, the
mouse doesn't come back online?

[Lsayre]

OK, I just tried this again with the very latest release candidate live USB 64 bit versions of PC-BSD and GhostBSD, and no mater how long I wait with either of them my HP optical mouse never comes to life.

I ran 'lsusb' in Linux Mint, and it said my HP optical mouse is actually made by Logitec, Inc. Mine is a wired mouse, not wireless. Or alternately, perhaps Mint installed it as a Logitec mouse, whether it is or not. Regardless, it works just fine with many Linux derivations, and it worked fine with earlier versions of PC-BSD as well.

[david_a]

I'm not sure, but I think I may have had this, once. Maybe my problem was not the same or even not related.

I navigated the login screen with arrow keys on the keyboard, and my mouse started working when the window manager came up.

Again, maybe related or maybe not.