Ubuntu-bugsquad Digest, Vol 29, Issue 9

[Bryan Harris]

Peter,
I guarantee the problem isn't your mouse!  Not unless you're running a
custom mouse driver...  The "mouse freezes" because the whole system has
frozen.  It's very likely a 3D driver problem.  Not much else hangs a
kernel like that as must of the drivers are pretty stable.  3D drivers
are closed source and can't be debugged.

Compiz is the thing that used whiz-bang 3D effects and may cause an
older 3D card to hang the system.

To get rid of compiz, try this:
-boot in rescue mode (second line on grub menu)
-at the menu, choose root shell prompt
-sudo apt-get remove compiz
-sudo apt-get remove compiz-core
-exit 
-resume normal boot
-found here:
http://start.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6099469

Cheers,
Bryan



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> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:41:57 +0000
> From: Peter Rowell <peter at erowell.co.uk>
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> I have upgraded from v8.04 to 8.10. I am having serious problems with an 
> optical mouse.
> 
> 1) The mouse will freeze at times, locking up the whole sysetm, the only 
> way out is to press and hold the On/Off button. This is usually when 
> using Thunderbird.
> 
> 2) When using Komposer, moving the mouse pointer will cause Komposer to 
> quit.
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> Sorry, but I shall have to revert to v8.04.
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Bryan Harris
Research Engineer
Structures and Materials Evaluation Group
harrisbw at notes.udayton.edu
http://www.udri.udayton.edu/
(937) 229-5561