MacAlly mouse problems with Tiger

Since the most recent Tiger update, 10.4.2, my Powerbook G3 400 Firewire doesn't recognize my Optimouse when coming out of sleep unless I unplug and re plug it. The Optimouse was working fine in 10.4.1 with or without the Macally driver installed but now the problem persists also with and without the driver. Just a pain in the *** and I was wondering if anyone else was having similar probs and if there is a cure.
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