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Sometimes, after some event that I can't determine, my usb mouse gets stuttery - like the refresh rate drops down to about 5-10Hz. It still works fine other than that, but it's incredibly annoying, and makes the computer feel really slow. It appears to happen frequently after a sleep, but it sometimes happens when the computer has just booted up. A reboot usually fixes it.

I've tried:

  • unplugging and replugging the mouse.
  • rmmod in usbhid and hid, and modprobing them (and psmouse, which is irrelevant)
  • restarting udev (with mouse in and out)
  • killing X, and starting it again
  • plugging in a second usb mouse - problem remains, with both mice.

I would like to find a way to "reset" my mouse, without having to reboot. Is there anything else I should try?

I am running kubuntu 12.04. this is a laptop, and the touchpad is unaffected.

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You sure it does'nt happen on Windows right? – warl0ck Sep 27 '12 at 13:52
Probably related to something in the kernel like timers not coming out of suspend right, not a specific problem with the mouse. Check dmesg output. – Jim Paris Sep 27 '12 at 21:13
@warl0ck: you think it might be a usb hardware problem in the computer? Possible, I guess, although it resets itself after a reboot most times. I don't have windows, so I can't test, unfortunately. Even if I did, the problem isn't regular, so it might be difficult to know. – naught101 Sep 28 '12 at 0:19
@JimParis: I'd agree, but it also happens sometimes without suspending (less common though). I've tried looking at dmesg, but I don't really know what to look for.. – naught101 Sep 28 '12 at 0:21
Have you tried a different distro, possibly via live media? – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Sep 28 '12 at 2:38

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