Mouse not working when ubuntu boots

[Basil Chupin]

On 16/07/12 01:42, Hazan Pérez wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> In my desktop PC I'm having a weird problem. Whenever I boot into 
> Ubuntu and login the mouse doesn't work. It won't "turn on" by default 
> and even the clicks don't get registered. When I log in it keeps like 
> this until I open Firefox, then the mouse works like it should.

Question: how do you "open Firefox"? Using what?


> Also, if I log out and log in

Question: similar to above - how do you log out?


> after the mouse works it keeps working normally.
>
> This is a problem that only occurred recently.
>
> This is a desktop with Ubuntu 12.04, AMD phenom processor, AMD HD 
> Radeon graphics card with the privative video drivers. The mouse is a 
> regular Hyundai Corporation USB mouse.
>

BC

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