Mhhh, i think you should begin to do some tests... the field is too wide.
Please try to report as much you can.
What i asked you is: Did the mouse work just after BackBox installation?
Also, does it work with other distros? You can try to boot BackBox live and see if it works from there, and also try with a different distro.
Then, mobile broadband receivers could need some different stuffs, maybe not the best thing for testing usb ports... Try with a usb stick or other devices if it works correctly. You should tell us if it is just a mouse problem or the whole usb subsytem is not working.
Also, do this:
plug your mouse in, then open a terminal and run
xinput --listAt this point you will get a list of input devices: check if there is the line for usb mouse like:
USB OPTICAL MOUSE id=10 [slave pointer (2)]if you can spot it, take note of the
id value (i will call it $id, in this case it's 10) then run:
xinput --test $idNow if you move your mouse around or press buttons and so on, you should see the data captured on the screen.
You can try to create a
xorg.conf file to make it working... check manual pages for
xorg.conf in the input sections. Also search the web for generate a file for usb mouse.
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Not to do advertisement, just to talk: I'm using a Toshiba too right now to answer to you.
Four years i use it, and never had a single harware fail... nothing. Lots of distros tried on it and was always fine, even hotkeys are working! I don't know which is your model and the release date, but it's strange you cant boot from usb and even from cd is a pain. I find it really solid and even now it's like new, also unmounting and remounting for cleaning is easy.
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Anyways, to stay on topic, let us know if you can solve.
Good luck!
