Mouse not working when ubuntu boots

[Colin Law]

On 17 July 2012 19:12, Hazan Pérez <hapk02 at gmail.com> wrote:
> El mar 17 jul 2012 01:15:18 COT, Basil Chupin escribió:
>
>> 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
>>
>
> I open firefox using keyboard shortcuts: open unity's dash, then type "fire"
> for firefox and then enter.
>
> I did the log out and log in again after the mouse worked, so it was the the
> menu on the top right corner.
>
> I recently realized that it starts working after I open Thunderbirdt,
> probably after I open any program the mouse works. Or maybe I just need to
> give it some time after I log in to make it work.

It is fairly crucial to determine whether this is the case (just
waiting).  Presumably by now you know the answer.

Colin