Intermittent double mouse clicks

[James Lownie]

I occasionally get a double click as a result of a single mouse click. I am using my mouse left handed btw and have reversed the buttons. The problems started when I switched to the proprietary NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-304, proprietary tested).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-20.35-generic 3.11.10.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-20-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.gpu:
 Fast Writes: Supported
 SBA: Supported
 AGP Rates: 8x 4x
 Registers: 0xff000e1b:0x1f004302
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.host.bridge:
 Host Bridge: PCI device 1039:0661
 Fast Writes: Not Supported
 SBA: Supported
 AGP Rates: 8x 4x
 Registers: 0x1f004e0b:0x00000f02
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.status:
 Status: Enabled
 Driver: AGPGART
 AGP Rate: 8x
 Fast Writes: Disabled
 SBA: Enabled
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 304.88 Wed Mar 27 14:31:12 PDT 2013
 GCC version: gcc version 4.8.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.8.1-10ubuntu9)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,regex,snap,animation,imgpng,unitymtgrabhandles,vpswitch,mousepoll,gnomecompat,place,grid,move,expo,workarounds,ezoom,wall,session,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Tue May 20 13:31:39 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-02-08 17:38:59,393 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation G73 [GeForce 7600 GS] [10de:02e1] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=/dev/sdb1 ro rootdelay=90 nosplash quiet
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2014-02-08 (100 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 01/18/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: SiS-661
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd01/18/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rnSiS-661:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Tue May 20 08:59:11 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
 open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1

[penalvch (penalvch)]

James Lownie, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
1) Would using nouveau instead of the nvidia proprietary drivers provide a WORKAROUND?
2) Would this be reproducible if you changed the mouse model/manufacturer?
3) If you adjusted the version of the drivers as noted in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia would this change anything?

[James Lownie (jlownie)]

Hi Christopher,

I tried a different mouse, and that resolved the problem. Then I plugged in the original mouse, and now that one is working properly too. I will investigate this further and see if I can find out more.

Incidentally, I installed CentOS on this computer, and I noticed that it had the same problem with the mouse clicks. I might also try using the same mouse with Windows and see what happens.

[Eugen Paraschiv (hanriseldon)]

Hi - I can confirm this behavior as well - as far as I'm aware I have not switched to Nvidia drivers. My mouse is a Logitech Anyware MX - and the exact behavior is that is very often double-clicks when I click. Please let me know if you'd like any logging or diagnostic info. Cheers,
Eugen.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Eugen Paraschiv, thank you for your comment. So your hardware and problem may be tracked, could you please file a new report by executing the following in a terminal:
ubuntu-bug xorg

Please ensure you have xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for attaching additional debugging information.

For more on this, please see the official Ubuntu documentation:
Ubuntu X.Org Team, Ubuntu Bug Control, and Ubuntu Bug Squad: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/BestPractices#X.2BAC8-Reporting.Focus_on_One_Issue
Ubuntu Community: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette

When opening up the new report, please feel free to subscribe me to it.

Please note, not filing a new report will delay your problem being addressed as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

[James Lownie (jlownie)]

I think my problem was actually a hardware issue. I opened the mouse up (which is a Razer Copperhead) and sprayed some WD40 on to the switches, and after that the problem has gone away. So Eugen I would recommend you try that, as well as any other users having the same problem. It was pretty easy to do.

[Eugen Paraschiv (hanriseldon)]

Hey James - first thing I'll do is use the mouse on a Win 7 OS just to see if I see the problem. In the meantime, I did try to collect some additional info as suggested - here are the results:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1335850
Cheers,
Eugen.

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[penalvch (penalvch)]

James Lownie, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1321079/comments/6 regarding this being fixed via hardware maintenance. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.