Normally, this just works.  Did you tell X to use /dev/wsmouse as its
(only) mouse?

    -- Lennart

Phil Nelson wrote:

>Hi,
>
>   I've looked for an answer to this, but I haven't found one yet .... so I'm 
>asking here.   I have NetBSD-1.6 on a i386 laptop and every now and then I 
>want to use a USB mouse with the laptop.  I have been able to get X11 to 
>recognize both the builtin mouse and the USB mouse.  The big problem is when 
>I need to sleep (zzz) the laptop or reconnect the USB mouse.   When X starts 
>with the USB mouse connected, it works great.  But, once it is disconnected 
>either by a direct removal or a sleep, I have to restart X to get the USB 
>mouse to work again.
>
>   Is there something that requests X to reopen all mouse devices so I don't 
>hve to exit X and restart it to get the USB mouse working?
>
>   Thanks!
>
> --Phil
>
>  
>