mouse freezes after sleep/xscreensaver lock/lid close/open

hedron · 11-26-2023, 08:13 PM

So....steps to reproduce:

xscreensaver -lock
close lid (I assume it sleeps at this point, not really sure never set it that way or I don't remember setting it up)
open lid
mouse is irresponsive

I can log in and navigate with the keyboard. The mouse cursor is there, but neither the red dot thinkpad button nor the trackpad will move the mouse cursor.

I'm using artix linux on a thinkpad T440s.

Not really sure where to start debugging this. I look at dmesg, but I don't see anything but this:

Code:

[   14.028344] elogind[1870]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event3 (AT Translated Set 2 keyboard)

There was a line after that saying something broke, but I don't remember what it was. I can't copy/paste it without a mouse.

I don't see anything resembling a trackpad, mouse, or red dot in lsusb or lspci.

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 lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 5986:026a Acer, Inc Integrated Camera
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp. Bluetooth wireless interface
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 138a:0017 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS 5011 fingerprint sensor
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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 lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller (rev 0b)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller (rev 0b)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB xHCI HC (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI #0 (rev 04)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI KT (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I218-LM (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series HD Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev e4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev e4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB EHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5227 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev 83)

That's with the mouse working. I don't have any idea how to c/p without use of the middle click and just with the keyboard.

frankbell · 11-26-2023, 09:41 PM

The first thing that I would, because it's easy, is test with another known-good mouse.

I have a few other thoughts:

All that xscreensaver -lock does is require a password to unlock the screen. It has nothing to do with sleep or suspend. Also, it's not safe to assume that closing the lid will put the machine to sleep. I have observed machines that, when the lid is closed, the OS is still running. If you want to suspend the machine, I think the best way to do so is from the menu or the command line.

You might want to take a deep dive into man xscreensaver. Here's a bit that looks like it might be relevant:

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LAPTOP LIDS WITHOUT SYSTEMD
       BSD systems or other systems without systemd(1) or elogind(8) might have luck by
       adding  "xscreensaver-command   --suspend"   to   some   appropriate   spot   in
       /etc/acpi/events/anything or in /etc/acpi/handler.sh, if those files exist.