Here is some output that may help you diagnose my problem: "cat /proc/bus/input/devices" I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000 N: Name="Lid Switch" P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=event0 B: EV=21 B: SW=1 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button" P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event1 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0003 Version=0000 N: Name="Sleep Button" P: Phys=PNP0C0E/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input2 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event2 B: EV=3 B: KEY=4000 0 0 0 0 I: Bus=0017 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=0100 N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation" P: Phys= S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input3 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse0 event3 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3 I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41 N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event4 dell-laptop B: EV=120013 B: KEY=500f 2902002 8380307c f910f001 feffffdf ffefffff ffffffff ffffffff B: MSC=10 B: LED=7 I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000 N: Name="Video Bus" P: Phys=/video/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A03:00/device:21/device:22/input/input5 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=kbd event5 B: EV=3 B: KEY=3f000b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c016 Version=0110 N: Name="Logitech Optical USB Mouse" P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.3-2/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb5/5-2/5-2:1.0/input/input7 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse1 event6 B: EV=17 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=103 B: MSC=10 ____________________________________________________________________ "dmesg | grep input" [ 0.432114] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0 [ 0.432642] input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input1 [ 0.432689] input: Sleep Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input2 [ 0.821592] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /devices/virtual/input/input3 [ 1.006918] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input4 [ 1.586246] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A03:00/device:21/device:22/input/input5 [ 2.336359] input: Logitech Optical USB Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/input/input6 [ 2.336444] generic-usb 0003:046D:C016.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech Optical USB Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-1/input0 [ 185.492630] input: Logitech Optical USB Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb5/5-2/5-2:1.0/input/input7 [ 185.492728] generic-usb 0003:046D:C016.0002: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech Optical USB Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-2/input0 [ 3313.270746] input: Logitech Optical USB Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb5/5-2/5-2:1.0/input/input8 [ 3313.270846] generic-usb 0003:046D:C016.0003: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech Optical USB Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-2/input0