external mouse/keyboard only works after reboot

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 30 May 2017 08:47:35 +0200 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

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> I connect my laptop to external mouse/keyboard/monitor through a Dell dock
> TB16.
> 
> When hotplugging the laptop to the dock, the external monitor always works
> fine.
> Mouse/Keyboard requires a laptop reboot to work.
> 
> How can I troubleshoot this?
> I am looking for a better solution than rebooting, a driver to reload or
> service to restart.
> 
> Laptop has Ubuntu 16.04, kernel 4.8.0-49-generic.

Are the external Keyboard/Mouse using PS/2?  If so, this is normal.  Nothing 
you can do about it.  PS/2 is not hot pluggable.

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