mouse input issues.

[seawing]

Hi all,

I have still not solved the crashing issue that I have been experiencing.
I solved a different problem by using different USB ports and abandoning
the ps2 ports making me think that the ports were just bad.  I know that my
dvd drive is bad because it won't boot from a live disk.

I decided to try one more test before dropping a grand on a new system.  I
got a different dvd drive and ran a live disk. With the live disk  (14.04)
running, the ps2 ports work again and the USB ports seem to be functioning
without a hitch.

I am going to leave it running all day to see if there is any crash, but if
not I strongly suspect that it is software and not hardware.

Here is my question, what is my next step if it is kubuntu?  I could
re-install from the disk, but the problems all arose after I did an update,
so it seems that the issue isn't from the initial installation.  It seems
unwise to just not do updates.

I guess there is one other possibility and that it that it could be an
issue with the brand new Western Digital HDD, and running from the live
disk bypasses that.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Jason Earrame
www.SeaWingDesigns.com <http://www.seawingdesigns.com/>
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On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 9:28 PM, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 10/09/2014 02:53, seawing wrote:
> > I plugged in my usb keyboard and now everything is working.  For
> > how long I don't know, but that is how it has been going.
> >
> > Jason Earrame www.SeaWingDesigns.com
> > <http://www.seawingdesigns.com/> Like us on Facebook
> > <http://www.facebook.com/seawingdesigns> Cell: (360)273-0687 Google
> > Voice: (504) 327-7263
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:38 PM, seawing <Jason at seawingdesigns.com
> > <mailto:Jason at seawingdesigns.com>> wrote:
> >
> > OK, this is totally bizarre.  I moved my mouse transmitter to a
> > different USB port and now the click problem seems to be gone, but
> > now my ps2 keyboard stopped working.  {how do you make the
> > emoticon of pulling your hair out?}
> >
> >
> > Jason Earrame www.SeaWingDesigns.com
> > <http://www.seawingdesigns.com/> Like us on Facebook
> > <http://www.facebook.com/seawingdesigns> Cell: (360)273-0687
> > <tel:%28360%29273-0687> Google Voice: (504) 327-7263
> > <tel:%28504%29%20327-7263>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Scott DuBois <sdubois at linux.com
> > <mailto:sdubois at linux.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On 09/09/2014 04:54 PM, seawing wrote:
> >> Thanks Scott.  This behavior seems to be effecting any window
> >> that I have open. I don't believe that I have a mouse driver, and
> >> if I do it is pre-installed.  I am using a logitec wireless
> >> mouse.  I broke my only PS2 mouse right at the begining of this
> >> process so I don't currently have one to test with.  I do have a
> >> ps2 adapter that I will try.
> >>
> >> I am making it limp along by doing what I said earlier, dragging
> >> a tab in a window and dropping it makes all the areas active. as
> >> soon as I click on something, change to a different open
> >> application for example, then only the application buttons are
> >> active and the tabs and buttons in the window are not active.  I
> >> then grab one of those application buttons, like the Firefox or
> >> konqueror buttons and act like I am dragging them to the desktop,
> >> but then drop them back where they were and then all the buttons
> >> are active again. much have to shut down This mostly works until
> >> something happens where no buttons work and the only way to
> >> switch applications is to alt+tab.  This sometimes gets it
> >> unstuck.
> >>
> >> This morning instead of having a click problem I was having a
> >> white flashing screen.  I changed to the x.org <http://x.org>
> > <http://x.org> x server video
> >> driver and that went away.  I thought all of my problems were
> >> solved, but after half an hour of working the click problem came
> >> back.
> >>
> >> I have disabled all the desktop effects, but that didn't help.
> >>
> >> I will try the ps2 adapter now.
> >>
> >> Jason Earrame www.SeaWingDesigns.com
> >> <http://www.SeaWingDesigns.com>
> > <http://www.seawingdesigns.com/>
> >> Like us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/seawingdesigns>
> >> Cell: (360)273-0687 <tel:%28360%29273-0687> Google Voice: (504)
> >> 327-7263 <tel:%28504%29%20327-7263>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 4:16 PM, Scott DuBois <sdubois at linux.com
> >> <mailto:sdubois at linux.com> <mailto:sdubois at linux.com
> >> <mailto:sdubois at linux.com>>> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 09/08/2014 05:19 PM, seawing wrote:
> >>> I don't think so because it is pretty specific.  I can click on
> >>> some things and not others.  I can continue to click around
> >>> tabs for instance, but not close or minimize the window.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Can you narrow it down to "certain" programs? Because right now
> >> the little info to go on is just too broad to really nail
> >> something down.
> >>
> >> Mouse drivers? Try a different mouse if you can. Have you tried
> >> unplugging it then rebooting then plugging the mouse back in to
> >> be re-detected?
> >>
> >> If you have an adapter, try the PS2 port and see if that works.
> >>
> >
> > Man, I would be throwing things and cursing with these kinds of
> > problems. Congrats for staying cool. :-)
> >
> > Um, something someone once threw at me as a diagnosis tool is to
> > create a new "user" that is bare-bone and see if the problem goes
> > away. Then we can determine if the problem is user-settings related
> > or global.
> >
> > Good thinking about turning off all the eye candy! +1
> >
> it sounds like hardware issues to me - on the older laptop in the
> house one of the usb ports is simply not working any more though it
> can be used to charge phones etc
>
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