--- gpm-1.20.1/src/gpm.c.deadsocket	2007-03-23 16:59:42.000000000 +0100
+++ gpm-1.20.1/src/gpm.c	2007-03-23 17:10:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -544,7 +544,14 @@
           * we can safely use micelist
           */
          close(micelist->dev.fd);
+
+	 close(ctlfd);
+	 FD_CLR(ctlfd, &connSet);
          wait_text_console();
+	 ctlfd = listen_for_clients();
+	 FD_SET(ctlfd, &connSet);
+	 maxfd = max(maxfd, ctlfd);
+
          /* reopen, reinit (the function is only used if we have one mouse device) */
          if ((micelist->dev.fd = open(micelist->device, O_RDWR)) < 0)
             gpm_report(GPM_PR_OOPS, GPM_MESS_OPEN, micelist->device);