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Reset USB mouse when it stops working
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fix-mouse.sh
#!/bin/bash
# must be run via sudo
cd /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ohci-pci
for i in ????:??:??.?;do echo -n "$i" >unbind;echo -n "$i" >bind;done
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This is probably due to a buggy motherboard, but every so often (months between occurrences) my USB mouse will stop working. I can alt-tab to a terminal or use a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + Alt + T) to get a new terminal.

sudo fix-mouse.sh

And boom, the mouse works again.

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