rescan usb devices - how?

[phranzee]

after suspending my mouse doesn't move the cursor i have to unplug and plug it again to make it work
is there a command or sth to force rescan of usb devices?
i've tried unloading modules, but it didn't help.
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[fangorn]

usb is for "plug and pray" devices only. If your machine has ps2 ports, use these for the devices you need always on.

With udev AFAIK you have to reconnect the device not working any more (really a good option for a mounted filesystem )

[phranzee]

it's an usb mouse and.... there's no such problem on windows
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[fangorn]

Windows is used to getting rebooted

I use usb mouses only (are there any others out there, not for oem manufacturers I mean) with usb->ps2 adaptor. Have good experience with Laptops, workstations and even AIX machines

[phranzee]

s/rebooted/suspended/

i don't have ps2 ports right now, so there's must be another way.

windows can do what linux can't?...
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[ebichu]

Check you are using the HID input layer support configured in the kernel config ("Device Drivers ---> USB support ---> <*/M>USB Human Interface Device (full HID) support" and "Device Drivers ---> USB support ---> [*] HID input layer support") and that you don't have the old "simple Boot" drivers configured ("Device Drivers ---> USB support ---> USB HID Boot Protocol drivers ---> [ ] USB HIDBP Keyboard (simple Boot) support" and "Device Drivers ---> USB support ---> USB HID Boot Protocol drivers ---> [ ] USB HIDBP Mouse (simple Boot) support").

I.e. your kernel .config should contain these lines: