On 08/08/2014 11:41 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > I'm sure Joost is right. I was setting up power saving on my Thinkpad last > month, and I noticed the same as you. I think I set > AUTOSUSPEND_USBID_BLACKLIST in /etc/laptop-mode/conf.d/usb-autosuspend.conf > to > prevent the mouse being switched off while on battery. I don't have the > laptop > to hand at the moment to check. > > If that is the cause you're looking for, it won't happen while on AC. Does it? > > (I seem to be writing backwards this morning. I hope it's clear enough.) No, you're right.
My laptop battery died a while back, so it's running on AC all the time. I'll have to tweak my USB power saving settings as Joost and yourself have suggested. The Microsoft mouse seems to run well on my desktop though. Thanks.
