From: Dmitry Torokhov when getting a new device announce (0xAA 0x00) in psmouse try reconnecting instead of rescanning to preserve (if possible) the same input device. --- 25-akpm/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c~new-set-of-input-patches-psmouse-rescan-on-hotplug drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c --- 25/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c~new-set-of-input-patches-psmouse-rescan-on-hotplug 2004-04-21 00:22:33.795897528 -0700 +++ 25-akpm/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c 2004-04-21 00:22:33.799896920 -0700 @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static irqreturn_t psmouse_interrupt(str if (psmouse->pktcnt == 2) { if (psmouse->packet[1] == PSMOUSE_RET_ID) { psmouse->state = PSMOUSE_IGNORE; - serio_rescan(serio); + serio_reconnect(serio); goto out; } if (psmouse->type == PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS) { _