Não tenho conhecimento de nenhuma alteração no sistema que possa causar isso, mas às vezes meu mouse simplesmente pára de responder. Sua luz ainda está acesa, então a falha provavelmente não está no hardware.
Syslog no momento em que o mouse morre parece com isso
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint kernel: [21426.913233] hid-generic 0003:046D:C041.0009: can't reset device, 0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input0, status -32
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint kernel: [21426.959700] hid-generic 0003:046D:C041.0009: can't reset device, 0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input0, status -32
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint kernel: [21426.989852] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 7
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint laptop-mode: enabled, not active
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint laptop-mode: enabled, not active
Jun 16 00:15:24 martin-mint kernel: [21427.231822] usb 1-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 8 using ehci-pci
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint kernel: [21427.875585] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c041
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint kernel: [21427.875596] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint kernel: [21427.875602] usb 1-1.1: Product: USB Gaming Mouse
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint kernel: [21427.875607] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: Logitech
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint kernel: [21427.881389] input: Logitech USB Gaming Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/input/input24
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint kernel: [21427.881974] hid-generic 0003:046D:C041.000B: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Gaming Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input0
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint kernel: [21428.083359] hid-generic 0003:046D:C041.000C: hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Gaming Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input1
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint laptop-mode: enabled, not active
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint laptop-mode: Laptop mode
Jun 16 00:15:25 martin-mint laptop-mode: enabled, not active
Alguém mais experiente do que eu pode dar uma ideia?