For those of you that are using Mandrake or Red Hat you can modify the
apmd script to automatically flip you to a text console and back when
suspending. Look in /etc/sysconfig/ for the apmd script or a directory
in /etc/sysconfig that has the apmd script. Debian should also have this
but I somehow doubt it's located in /etc/sysconfig. 


Anyway edit the script there are some lines in it that say:

# if you have problems with your X display after returning from suspend
mode
# give CHANGEVT the number of the virtual terminal your X-Server runs on
#CHANGEVT="7"

uncomment the #CHANGEVT="7" line by removing the # and all should be
well when suspending. When you go to suspend the system will flip to a
text console and when unsuspending it will flip back to X.

Cheers,

Davidm

  
On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 13:23, Nathan England wrote:
> 
> Oddly that was my answer to the problem as well..
> It seems to me that the usb device number changes?  So it is seen as a 
> different mouse? I've been too lazy as well..
> 
> 
> On Friday 25 October 2002 12:46 pm, Matt Alexander wrote:
> > I have the same problem on my laptop and I've been too lazy to figure out
> > a permanent fix.  The temporary fix for me is to switch to a console, and
> > then back to X.  My mouse is miraculously found again.
> >
> > Ctrl-Alt-F1
> > Alt-F7
> >
> > On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Scott H wrote:
> > > On my Dell Inspiron 4000 I can hit a key
> > > combination to put the unit into "suspend" mode.
> > > This works fine, and the unit goes down and comes
> > > back fine -- except... the USB mouse I use never
> > > comes back.  So after a suspend, I'm left with
> > > the mousepad.  Does anyone know how to get
> > > Mandrake 8.2 to see the mouse again?  Or is this
> > > just too much suspense for Mandrake?  (sorry  :)
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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