USB Mice not working, but USB Keyboard is
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I am new to Linux based operating systems, and I decided to dual (boot/load?) Windows 10 and version 18.04 of Ubuntu. I am not booting from a USB as I do not have one available. It is being dual booted from my harddisk.
I have tried several mice, all of which work on Windows 10 (including the one I'm using currently, which is just a plain, $10 Logitech mouse from Walmart) but they do not want to work on Ubuntu.
Upon getting to the Ubuntu OS screen—where one can see the icons, press ctrl+alt+t, etc.—my mouse is frozen in the bottom right-hand side of the screen. My mouse will light up for a few minutes, and then turn off. This happened to all of my mice, regardless of what USB port it was in. I am able to use keyboard commands.
Is there anything I can do to get my mice working in Ubuntu?
As I said, and I feel like it's worth repeating: all of my mice (three of them) work completely fine on two laptops and my desktop while on Windows 10. There are only issues when I am loaded onto Ubuntu.
I do not consider this to be a duplicate question, as none of the other questions of this sort answered it in such a way that solved my problem.
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I am new to Linux based operating systems, and I decided to dual (boot/load?) Windows 10 and version 18.04 of Ubuntu. I am not booting from a USB as I do not have one available. It is being dual booted from my harddisk.
I have tried several mice, all of which work on Windows 10 (including the one I'm using currently, which is just a plain, $10 Logitech mouse from Walmart) but they do not want to work on Ubuntu.
Upon getting to the Ubuntu OS screen—where one can see the icons, press ctrl+alt+t, etc.—my mouse is frozen in the bottom right-hand side of the screen. My mouse will light up for a few minutes, and then turn off. This happened to all of my mice, regardless of what USB port it was in. I am able to use keyboard commands.
Is there anything I can do to get my mice working in Ubuntu?
As I said, and I feel like it's worth repeating: all of my mice (three of them) work completely fine on two laptops and my desktop while on Windows 10. There are only issues when I am loaded onto Ubuntu.
I do not consider this to be a duplicate question, as none of the other questions of this sort answered it in such a way that solved my problem.
18.04 mouse
asked Dec 1 at 22:51
Sermo
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You have said you are using the latest version of Ubuntu, which is Ubuntu 18.10 (2018.October release), but have tagged 18.04 (2018.April release) so please confirm you version. I would also suggest adding the command & output oflsusb(list usb devices) to your question (edit it & add there, not as a comment please, and when mouse is attached of course)
– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:23
Apologies, it is indeed 18.04. I will correct it.
– Sermo
Dec 1 at 23:24
Better yet, if I'm troubleshooting a usb device, Ilsusb >before.txtie. save the list of usb devices to a text file, add the device I want to diagnose, thenlsusb >after.txtto get that info, thendiff before.txt after.txtto see the differences. (filenames are examples only) This maybe helpful for you for each mouse - confirm it's recognized, and how mouse-device identifies itself to the OS... just a thought
– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:29
Look at your BIOS settings for USB and see if it's set forlegacy. Report back to @heynnema
– heynnema
Dec 2 at 3:18
Yes, it is set to legacy @heynnema
– Sermo
Dec 2 at 3:26
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I am new to Linux based operating systems, and I decided to dual (boot/load?) Windows 10 and version 18.04 of Ubuntu. I am not booting from a USB as I do not have one available. It is being dual booted from my harddisk.
I have tried several mice, all of which work on Windows 10 (including the one I'm using currently, which is just a plain, $10 Logitech mouse from Walmart) but they do not want to work on Ubuntu.
Upon getting to the Ubuntu OS screen—where one can see the icons, press ctrl+alt+t, etc.—my mouse is frozen in the bottom right-hand side of the screen. My mouse will light up for a few minutes, and then turn off. This happened to all of my mice, regardless of what USB port it was in. I am able to use keyboard commands.
Is there anything I can do to get my mice working in Ubuntu?
As I said, and I feel like it's worth repeating: all of my mice (three of them) work completely fine on two laptops and my desktop while on Windows 10. There are only issues when I am loaded onto Ubuntu.
I do not consider this to be a duplicate question, as none of the other questions of this sort answered it in such a way that solved my problem.
18.04 mouse
asked Dec 1 at 22:51
Sermo
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I am new to Linux based operating systems, and I decided to dual (boot/load?) Windows 10 and version 18.04 of Ubuntu. I am not booting from a USB as I do not have one available. It is being dual booted from my harddisk.
I have tried several mice, all of which work on Windows 10 (including the one I'm using currently, which is just a plain, $10 Logitech mouse from Walmart) but they do not want to work on Ubuntu.
Upon getting to the Ubuntu OS screen—where one can see the icons, press ctrl+alt+t, etc.—my mouse is frozen in the bottom right-hand side of the screen. My mouse will light up for a few minutes, and then turn off. This happened to all of my mice, regardless of what USB port it was in. I am able to use keyboard commands.
Is there anything I can do to get my mice working in Ubuntu?
As I said, and I feel like it's worth repeating: all of my mice (three of them) work completely fine on two laptops and my desktop while on Windows 10. There are only issues when I am loaded onto Ubuntu.
I do not consider this to be a duplicate question, as none of the other questions of this sort answered it in such a way that solved my problem.
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You have said you are using the latest version of Ubuntu, which is Ubuntu 18.10 (2018.October release), but have tagged 18.04 (2018.April release) so please confirm you version. I would also suggest adding the command & output oflsusb(list usb devices) to your question (edit it & add there, not as a comment please, and when mouse is attached of course)
– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:23
Apologies, it is indeed 18.04. I will correct it.
– Sermo
Dec 1 at 23:24
Better yet, if I'm troubleshooting a usb device, Ilsusb >before.txtie. save the list of usb devices to a text file, add the device I want to diagnose, thenlsusb >after.txtto get that info, thendiff before.txt after.txtto see the differences. (filenames are examples only) This maybe helpful for you for each mouse - confirm it's recognized, and how mouse-device identifies itself to the OS... just a thought
– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:29
Look at your BIOS settings for USB and see if it's set forlegacy. Report back to @heynnema
– heynnema
Dec 2 at 3:18
Yes, it is set to legacy @heynnema
– Sermo
Dec 2 at 3:26
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You have said you are using the latest version of Ubuntu, which is Ubuntu 18.10 (2018.October release), but have tagged 18.04 (2018.April release) so please confirm you version. I would also suggest adding the command & output oflsusb(list usb devices) to your question (edit it & add there, not as a comment please, and when mouse is attached of course)
– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:23
Apologies, it is indeed 18.04. I will correct it.
– Sermo
Dec 1 at 23:24
Better yet, if I'm troubleshooting a usb device, Ilsusb >before.txtie. save the list of usb devices to a text file, add the device I want to diagnose, thenlsusb >after.txtto get that info, thendiff before.txt after.txtto see the differences. (filenames are examples only) This maybe helpful for you for each mouse - confirm it's recognized, and how mouse-device identifies itself to the OS... just a thought
– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:29
Look at your BIOS settings for USB and see if it's set forlegacy. Report back to @heynnema
– heynnema
Dec 2 at 3:18
Yes, it is set to legacy @heynnema
– Sermo
Dec 2 at 3:26
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You have said you are using the latest version of Ubuntu, which is Ubuntu 18.10 (2018.October release), but have tagged 18.04 (2018.April release) so please confirm you version. I would also suggest adding the command & output of
lsusb (list usb devices) to your question (edit it & add there, not as a comment please, and when mouse is attached of course)– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:23
You have said you are using the latest version of Ubuntu, which is Ubuntu 18.10 (2018.October release), but have tagged 18.04 (2018.April release) so please confirm you version. I would also suggest adding the command & output of
lsusb (list usb devices) to your question (edit it & add there, not as a comment please, and when mouse is attached of course)– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:23
Apologies, it is indeed 18.04. I will correct it.
– Sermo
Dec 1 at 23:24
Apologies, it is indeed 18.04. I will correct it.
– Sermo
Dec 1 at 23:24
Better yet, if I'm troubleshooting a usb device, I
lsusb >before.txt ie. save the list of usb devices to a text file, add the device I want to diagnose, then lsusb >after.txt to get that info, then diff before.txt after.txt to see the differences. (filenames are examples only) This maybe helpful for you for each mouse - confirm it's recognized, and how mouse-device identifies itself to the OS... just a thought– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:29
Better yet, if I'm troubleshooting a usb device, I
lsusb >before.txt ie. save the list of usb devices to a text file, add the device I want to diagnose, then lsusb >after.txt to get that info, then diff before.txt after.txt to see the differences. (filenames are examples only) This maybe helpful for you for each mouse - confirm it's recognized, and how mouse-device identifies itself to the OS... just a thought– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:29
Look at your BIOS settings for USB and see if it's set for
legacy. Report back to @heynnema– heynnema
Dec 2 at 3:18
Look at your BIOS settings for USB and see if it's set for
legacy. Report back to @heynnema– heynnema
Dec 2 at 3:18
Yes, it is set to legacy @heynnema
– Sermo
Dec 2 at 3:26
Yes, it is set to legacy @heynnema
– Sermo
Dec 2 at 3:26
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You have said you are using the latest version of Ubuntu, which is Ubuntu 18.10 (2018.October release), but have tagged 18.04 (2018.April release) so please confirm you version. I would also suggest adding the command & output of
lsusb(list usb devices) to your question (edit it & add there, not as a comment please, and when mouse is attached of course)– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:23
Apologies, it is indeed 18.04. I will correct it.
– Sermo
Dec 1 at 23:24
Better yet, if I'm troubleshooting a usb device, I
lsusb >before.txtie. save the list of usb devices to a text file, add the device I want to diagnose, thenlsusb >after.txtto get that info, thendiff before.txt after.txtto see the differences. (filenames are examples only) This maybe helpful for you for each mouse - confirm it's recognized, and how mouse-device identifies itself to the OS... just a thought– guiverc
Dec 1 at 23:29
Look at your BIOS settings for USB and see if it's set for
legacy. Report back to @heynnema– heynnema
Dec 2 at 3:18
Yes, it is set to legacy @heynnema
– Sermo
Dec 2 at 3:26