[Bug 41301] Re: Mouse clicks stop working sporadically

[Tish]

I am also with wireless logitech mouse with usb receiver.

On 28 June 2010 22:10, Kristian Spilhaug <kristian at spilhaug.net> wrote:

> All right, more info. I reinstalled my machine from scratch with Lucid,
> and from the very beginning the bug appeared. Restarting the X server
> once it manifested seemed to solve the problem, but it was getting a bit
> tiresome.
>
> Then I switched from my Logitech LX7 USB wireless mouse to a regular PS2
> wired mouse, and the bug failed to appear at boot. It definitely looks
> as though the USB mouse was the trigger for the bug for me. But I really
> like my mouse, so I still hope this gets solved.
>
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> Mouse clicks stop working sporadically
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41301
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> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> This bug is a long standing one for me in Dapper but it becomes more and
> more frequent in recent Dapper beta.
>
> Unfortunatly, there's no way I can reproduce it.
>
>
> Symptoms : the mouse buttons (all of them) stop working without any reason.
> Seems to happen mainly when surfing with Epiphany but not only.
>
>
> In fact, it's just like my mouse was in another dimension. I use "focus
> follow pointer" and it doesn't work anymore. I can see my cursor and moving
> it : the system just ignore it. No more click, no more focus following
> pointer.
>
> Also, the keyboard keeps working perfectly. By using shortcut keys, I can
> continue working normally.
>
> The workaround to have the mouse again is hopefully very simple :  use the
> change desktop shortcut. The alt-tab shortcut is also working. Yes, it's
> strange, but they are the only two shortcuts I've found that bypass this bug
> ! Strange isn't it ?
>
> My mouse is a PS/2 Logitech MX310. The workaround seems to be the proof
> that it's not an hardware failure.
>
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