Linux @lemmy.ml GravitySpoiled @lemmy.ml 9 mo. ago

how to disable wake from sleep for the mouse

It is incredibly annoying to me that my mouse wakes the computer when I barely touch it. If I want my PC to turn on, I press the Super key.

I find very hacky scripts online, I tried some but they didn't work. How did you disable it?

This option is missing from settings.

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I created a systemd service by putting the following in /etc/systemd/system/disable-mouse-wakeup.service

[Unit] Description=Disable Mouse wakeup triggers [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "echo XHC0 > /proc/acpi/wakeup" ExecStop=/bin/sh -c "echo XHC0 > /proc/acpi/wakeup" RemainAfterExit=yes [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then I ran sudo systemctl enable --now disable-mouse-wakeup

It works perfectly on my AMD machine.
- On mine it was playing with some /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-4/power/wakeup or something, (use the right device number from lsusb), also there is some settings in the BIOS to power or not USB when sleeping, obviously if some USB port have no power, wakeup cannot work :) Every setup/BIOS is kinda different though.
  
  And I have had the same problem as OP with just knocking the desk and the computer wakes up and it is annoying!
  
  My latest trackball I switched it to Bluetooth mode so when PC is sleeping, no BT at all.
- unfortunately, that doesn't work.
  
  What system do you have? Laptop or desktop, if laptop which one, if desktop which mobo do you have? Check your bios for any sleep options, specifically S0 vs S3 standby.
  
  S0 standby vs S3 standby can change things a lot. If you're in S3 standby then it's up to your bios/firmware to handle waking from sleep. If you're in S0 standby then your OS is in control.
  
  Run cat /proc/acpi/wakeup and try some of the other devices instead of XHC0 if they are enabled
  
  Edit: Remember to run sudo systemctl stop disable-mouse-wakeup to reset them if it doesn't work
Maybe a setting in the BIOS? It will most probably not have a setting for the Mouse but USB
- Yeah this is a hardware thing. If there's no bios setting you might just be able to switch your mouse to a different usb port, most motherboards can only wake from 2 of them
- As dar as I remember there is no setting for it in the bios, but I'll check
you can try if your monitor has a USB hub put it on there, when the monitor is off so goes the mouse.
Which distro? Do you have tlp installed? If so, you an use tlpui to configure lots of power related settings.
I've been working on a fix for a similar issue, but it might not apply because my issue is caused by my mouse's wireless reciever. I wrote a little script to replace the bluetooth wakup config file, and it works when I manually run it. However, this resets every time I restart and I'm having difficulty getting it to run on startup, probably because it requires sudo.
Turn the mouse upside down.

Also, check your BIOS settings. Turning it on from completely off also sounds sus, surely it's 'hibernating' or something, right?
It's amazing how difficult this is to do. I like Linux and all, but seriously in Windows this is a couple clicks to fix.
- https://xkcd.com/196
Plug it out lol
I just unplug the mouses USB from the PC and plug it back in after putting the PC to sleep. Et voila, pc no longer wakes from mouse.

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