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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 11766] USBPcap prevents mouse and keyboard from working

Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:55:00 +0000

Comment # 5 on bug 11766 from
I did not expect bricking my computer by ticking a box in the installer for a
stable version of Wireshark.

I don't know how frequent the issue I hit is, nor how frequently people require
USBPcap, but losing mouse and keyboard access to a system is crippling. I
couldn't login and couldn't even begin attempting to fix the issue until I
dusted off an old PS/2 keyboard.

I know this is not a Wireshark issue per se, but it becomes one when you
distribute this software as part of your installer.

Seeing as there were 2 different reports of a similar issues (3 with mine) on a
low activity project (24 bug reports over 2 years), I was left with the
impression this issue might have been common.

If anything, let this bug be a place for people to report hitting the issue.


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