On 11/05/26 at 08:21, [email protected] wrote:
On Sun, May 10, 2026 at 09:59:15PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
Just for kicks: have you tried removing (sudo rmmod psmouse) and then
re-inserting (sudo modprobe psmouse) the psmouse kernel module?
I just tried it, but it didn't make nay difference (other than confirm
that when `psmouse` is unloaded the mouse (well, trackpoint) doesn't
work any more 🙂).
Exactly. I actually made sure that it starts working again before
recommending the experiment ;-)
So well, now we know it isn't the driver :-(
Cheers
maybe it results in a waste of time but have you tried playing with some
of the parameters that the "psmouse" module offers?
~$ sudo modinfo psmouse
…
parm: proto:Highest protocol extension to probe (bare, imps,
exps, any). Useful for KVM switches. (proto_abbrev)
parm: resolution:Resolution, in dpi. (uint)
parm: rate:Report rate, in reports per second. (uint)
parm: smartscroll:Logitech Smartscroll autorepeat, 1 = enabled
(default), 0 = disabled. (bool)
parm: a4tech_workaround:A4Tech second scroll wheel workaround,
1 = enabled, 0 = disabled (default). (bool)
parm: resetafter:Reset device after so many bad packets (0 =
never). (uint)
parm: resync_time:How long can mouse stay idle before forcing
resync (in seconds, 0 = never). (uint)
another thing I'd try it is to exclude an hardware issue, have you
already done this? How about try a Debian Live? I suggest the stable
13.4 with the KDE desktop because it uses Wayland as graphical server so
you can test a totally different suite of software respect of your
testing+xfce+Xorg.
kind regards,
--
Franco Martelli
