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[ubuntu] Notebook Wireless Mouse not working under Ubuntu

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http://ubuntuforums.org – ((Yes. this is another wireless mouse-thread. I see several threads on issues with wireless mice, but when it comes to RF (Radio) mice it's mostly on glitches and tweaks. I only see threads on BT not working at all. So, this is one about a non-BT mouse that is not working at all.)) After liberating my laptop from Vista and installing Ubuntu 9.04 my wireless mouse stopped working completely (Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optial Mouse 4000 v.1). My wired UBS-mouse works fine, so USB-ports are OK, the laptop can apparently recognise an external mouse etc. Does anyone know how to get it to work? Is there maybe anything like the "Windows Wireless Drivers" that enables the use of the Windows drivers for mice? Please help. It would be so nice to have this mouse working again. Love it. Cheers :guitar: (Hardware)

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I installed Ubuntu 11.10 alongside windows 7. It installed.

I bought a wireless mouse on ebay (Optical RF 2.4GHz Wireless Mouse with RF USB Receiver) but it won't work on my Dell PC running Ubuntu 11.04 (Lubuntu).

I tested the mouse on Windows and it works fine.

When I re-checked the item description it says the mouse is for Windows, no mention of Linux.

Is there any way to get this mouse working on my PC?

This is the exact mouse I bought: http://cgi.

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