I am afraid the problem in not only with USB mouse.
Just tried Knoppix 5 live CD, and my PS/2 mouse doesn't move the cursor at all.

Never seen this with previous Knoppix releases, or any linux distrib.
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!! EDIT !! PS/2 mouse problem solved;
Some boot options of previous Knoppix releases not compatible anymore with Knoppix 5.0.