I've added a patch to the karmic xorg-server package that should help. Without having a good reproduction technique, I can't say definitively that this will fix the issue, but I believe it will.
You can find the patched package in my ppa: https://launchpad.net/~chasedouglas/+archive/ppa. -- Xorg crash when usb mouse is connected before gdm login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/361489 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp