Fotios Nastos wrote:
Hi. I am trying to resolve a mouse problem (optical mouse exhibiting slowly drifting cursor) so I would like to switch the mouse with another one. Will I need to reboot to get the new mouse configured and working? I am asking because the computer is running a calculation that will take a couple of days to complete. Thank you.Hi,
while I havn't experienced it myself, unplugging/plugging in a PS2 mouse while the system is running can cause physical damage to the motherboard.
In practice, our three servers run on an old KVM switch which is the equivalent of yanking the mouse each time we switch over. When you remove the mouse X will lose the mouse and will no longer respond to it. Assuming the two mice are close enough to work without you changing your mouse driver, switching from the X session to a virtual terminal and back will make the system reinitialise the mouse and it should be okay.
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