[gentoo-user] Mouse dies after a few minutes

[Andrew Lowe <agl@wht.com.au>]

Hi all,
	I'm running a 64 bit KDE setup in a laptop. In the last few days, the
mouse has become erratic and in fact dies after a bit of usage.

	When KDE fires up, and I'm presented with the login dialogue, the mouse
will work for a few seconds, up to 30 say, then it freezes. If I get in
quick and enter the username/password, the mouse pointer will change
from the black login pointer to a slightly different shaped white
pointer and then freeze. The login process will continue and present me
with my environment, but no mouse. A Cntl-Alt-Del will bring up the Log
out/shutdown/restart dialogue and I can use the keyboard to select
either shutdown or restart.

	The thing that is "freaky" is that this happens if the laptop is
running from batteries. If I have the machine plugged into the wall,
this problem does not exist.

	Has anyone come across a problem like this? Any thoughts, greatly
appreciated.

	Andrew