Mouse problems - 13.10

[Phil Dobbin]

On 30/01/14 14:47, garry wrote:
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> I'm experiencing a strange issue with the mouse on 13.10.
>>>>
>>>> After a while, even though I can still move it, the mouse loses its clickability on both right & left click. A reboot resolves the situation & the keyboard functions normally throughout.
>>>>
>>>> I Googled the subject & got several answers but nothing that resolved the problem & a lot of stuff didn't really make sense.
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody suffered this?
>>>>
>>>> Any help appreciated.
>>
>>>
>>> Are you using a standard mouse and keyboard? If not, especially if they're wireless, what's the make and model of your mouse? I'm not a wizard by any means, but it sounds like a driver issue possibly. At least for the time being rebooting resolves.
>>
>> I've tried using several different USB mouses all of which are wired & it occurs on them all.
>>
>> This machine was upgraded to 13.10 from 13.04 on the day 13.10 became available.
>>
>> I can't recall seeing anything in recent updates that would've affected it. I've ran 'git log' in etckeeper to double check. Nothing stood out.
>>
>> This problem only appeared yesterday & is a gradual thing i.e. it'll first become difficult to click, say, a URL then the right-click will stop working & finally both clicks will become non-working.
>
> Definitely sounds like the issue is related to the OS upgrade. But just in case it's not; I'm wondering what happens if you use different USB ports? Also, what about testing in a new user account?
>

It can't be related to the OS upgrade: that happened in October last 
year & the problem only surfaced yesterday.

I've tried all different USB ports too. No luck.

I'll keep digging on Google...

Cheers,

   Phil.

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