This has happened to me before. I solve it by doing the following:
1. CTRL-ALT-F1 (Drop out of X)
2. Login as Root
3. Type 'mousedrake'
4. Click 'ok'
5. CTRL-ALT-F7 (Get back into X)
Doing the Mousedrake reinitializes the mouse.
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Quoting David E Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I seem to have lost my mouse...
>
> It was working fine, and I switched to some stuff on the
> second desktop. For whatever reason I haven't been able to
> get the mouse to move again.
>
> I'm a bit crippled, trying to select between windows via
> alt-tab, using keyboard maneuvering (no kbd shortcut to change
> desktops). I managed to be able to rightclick on desktop and bring up a
> task / desktop window. But this is tiresome.
>
> I have stuff I need to keep running. Short of restarting KDE, is
> there a way to restore the mouse?
>
>
>
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