Bug#570448: gpm fails silently

[ael]

Thanks for the quick reply. In fact, just after I had filed the report,
I decided to try a different kernel: it worked. Then I reverted to
the original kernel: again it worked.

In short, I can't reproduce the problem. Maybe I touched the mouse during 
a critical initialisation and hit a race/deadlock. Maybe the hardware 
itself latched up somehow: it certainly looks like something of that
sort.

So I suggest that this bug is closed: if it happens again, I can reopen.

ael