Starling[star1] Mouse/tack pad broken

**black_ice=cream** · January 29th, 2010

Hey peoples! I installed the new updates on my star1 and after words, the screen went blank and the mouse wouldn't move. So I cycled the power and when it rebooted my mouse and the track pad both were unresponsive! I can't do anything because the mouse doesn't work. WHAT NOW?!?!?!?!?! BTW I have xfce and gnome using synaptic. ALSO, when it boots up, on the log in screen it has a message that says: MAL [something] is not running. And the title of the window is: Xfce power manager. IDK if this has anything to do with it. Please comment.

**thomasaaron** · January 29th, 2010

Try using a USB mouse until we get it figured out.

We don't support xfce, but try booting into gnome and see if you have the same problem.

**jsimmond** · January 29th, 2010

Originally Posted by thomasaaron

Try using a USB mouse until we get it figured out.

We don't support xfce, but try booting into gnome and see if you have the same problem.

I tried that, it doesn't work ..

**thomasaaron** · January 29th, 2010

OK, I'm updating my Starling to see if anything goes wrong...

**thomasaaron** · January 29th, 2010

OK, I just ran updates and nothing broke. So it is something specific to your set-up.

It kind of sounds like a grub issue to me. Are you running 9.04 or 9.10

**jsimmond** · January 29th, 2010

Originally Posted by thomasaaron

ok, i just ran updates and nothing broke. So it is something specific to your set-up.

It kind of sounds like a grub issue to me. Are you running 9.04 or 9.10

9.10

**jsimmond** · January 29th, 2010

Originally Posted by black_ice=cream

Hey peoples! I installed the new updates on my star1 and after words, the screen went blank and the mouse wouldn't move. So I cycled the power and when it rebooted my mouse and the track pad both were unresponsive! I can't do anything because the mouse doesn't work. WHAT NOW?!?!?!?!?! BTW I have xfce and gnome using synaptic. ALSO, when it boots up, on the log in screen it has a message that says: MAL [something] is not running. And the title of the window is: Xfce power manager. IDK if this has anything to do with it. Please comment.

The same thing happened to my Starling this morning, while updating. I loaded the kernel in recovery mode, but everything I've tried there isn't helping. When I ran the "Repair broken packages" option, it says that there are problems with the "winbind" package. I tried to remove/purge it using aptitude, to no avail.

Any ideas?