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Bug#1118025: USB mouse stops working after suspend on Debian 13 (usbhid error -71)

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After resuming from suspend-to-RAM, my USB mouse stops working: the pointer
may move, but both left and right buttons do nothing.
In previous Debian 12 builds (with a different kernel), the issue could be
fixed by clicking the right button, but this no longer works.

Kernel log (dmesg) after resume shows the following error:

usbhid 2-1.6:1.0: can't add hid device: -71
usbhid 2-1.6:1.0: probe with driver usbhid failed with error -71

The issue can be temporarily fixed by running:

sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse

Even though this is a standard USB mouse (not a touchpad).

As a workaround, I created a script to reload the psmouse module
automatically after resume, which resolves the problem. This suggests that
the psmouse module or related subsystem is not being reinitialized properly
after suspend.

SYSTEM:
Debian 13 (Trixie/Sid)
Kernel: 6.12.48+deb13-amd64
Generic USB mouse
Laptop: Dell Latitude

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
Boot Debian 13 with the affected kernel
Suspend the system to RAM with: systemctl suspend
Resume from suspend
Observe that the mouse pointer may move, but the buttons do not work

WORKAROUND:
In new terminal run:
sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse

the psmouse module after resume restores full mouse functionality.

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Bug#1118025: USB mouse stops working after suspend on Debian 13 (usbhid error -71) dchan Coding <dchan.coding@gmail.com> - 2025-10-14 00:00 +0200

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