Odd mouse issue with new xorg-server

[Joel Dahl]

On 25-04-2012 19:30, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> I hit a weird one with the new xorg-server. I have previously been
> running the xorg-devel from about 4or 5 months ago, so it's something
> that has happened since then.
> 
> After updating to the new xorg, my mouse was dead. I looked at the log
> and found:
> (II) config/hal: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse
> (II) LoadModule: "mouse"
> (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/input/mouse_drv.so
> (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>         compiled for 1.7.7, module version = 1.7.1
>         Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
>         ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
> (WW) PS/2 Mouse: No Device specified, looking for one...
> (II) PS/2 Mouse: Setting Device option to "/dev/psm0"
> (--) PS/2 Mouse: Device: "/dev/psm0"
> (==) PS/2 Mouse: Protocol: "Auto"
> (**) PS/2 Mouse: always reports core events
> (**) Option "Device" "/dev/psm0"
> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psm0
>         Device busy.
> (EE) PS/2 Mouse: cannot open input device
> (II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
> (EE) PreInit returned NULL for "PS/2 Mouse"
> (EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed (8)

I have the same problem - my USB mouse does not work after upgrading to
latest Xorg. I also see the same error message from xf86OpenSerial in
my Xorg log.

Removing xorg.conf does not help in my case though.

-- 
Joel