[SOLVED] Keyboard/Mouse problems on Ubuntu 15.04

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I've been using Ubuntu Gnome 15.04 for a while now and am experiencing some odd problems with the keyboard and mouse. Ever since I started dual-booting Ubuntu with Windows 8.1, my mouse and keyboard have stopped working as I reboot from Windows into Ubuntu. They don't even get recognized by the BIOS during POST and the only way to get them working again is by turning off/on the PSU. This issue seems to be fixed in the system update I applied yesterday, but now the keyboard doesn't get recognized by Ubuntu and the mouse freezes when I try to resume from suspend. I think it may have to do with the kernel update I applied, but I'm not sure. By the way, I'm not having any problems with Windows.

I looked around for solutions in the askubuntu and tom's hardware forums and found that people using the Z87 Pro have had mouse/keyboard issues similar to mine and so have some people on Ubuntu 15.04 with the latest Linux kernel updates. As a result, I'm not sure if this is an Asus problem or a Linux kernel problem.

I tried reinstalling the input device drivers through apt, but that didn't help. My UEFI is up to date. I also made sure the legacy USB support option was enabled in the UEFI. Also read somewhere that it might be a USB power management issue, but I'm not sure how to fix it if that's the case.

System Specs:
CPU: i7 4770K
MB: Asus Z87 Pro (UEFI up-to-date)
HDD: 120GB Hyperx 3K (Windows 8.1 install) + 2 TB Seagate Barracuda (Windows + Ubuntu storage), 1TB Seagate Barracuda (Ubuntu install)
Keyboard: CM Quickfire TK
Mouse: Corsair M65
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming (using up to date proprietary drivers)

Any and all help will be much appreciated, since I need my linux install working for classes this coming fall.

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Same here with Xubuntu 15.10, kernel 4.0.5 with 2 SSD one with windows the other linux
I have a:Asus z87 pro and Intel i5 CPU

When I switch back and forth systems keyboard and mouse won't boot up and the onboard ethernet card also.

I found that if I wait around 10-15 seconds while the PC is closed it will boot up normaly.

Still waiting and looking for a solution myself.

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I just tried rolling back to the previous kernel (3.19.0-18) and the suspend issue is resolved. Still have to test what's going to happen when rebooting from Windows into Ubuntu though.

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Try disabling usb autosuspend. It has to do with the usb power management in the kernel. i think Ubuntu still has usbcore compiled in the kernel so it would need to be change in the kernel boot parameters. This has the steps to how to do it.

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Thanks, I'll look into that.

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@darkhorseman91 Thanks, disabling the USB autosuspend fixed the issue! I was able to disable it for my mouse and keyboard only, without affecting my other USB devices.