Plugging in Logitech H340 USB headset breaks mouse click behaviour

[Michael JasonSmith]

Ubuntu: 14.04 LTS
xorg: 1:7.7+1ubuntu8

Expected: Mouse behaviour should be unaffected when a USB headset is plugged in.

What happened instead:

When a Logitech H340 USB headset is plugged in the mouse stops behaving correctly. The primary button appears to be down all the time. Programs fail to respond to clicks from the mouse (so the window-focus cannot be changed). The tracking of X-Y coordinates seems to be fine. (The information reported by "ubuntu-bug xorg" was collected with the headset plugged in.)

I tested this behaviour with Firefox, GNOME Terminal, and Nautilus as the primary window. In the case of Nautilus the icon under the mouse cursor is selected, and moves with the mouse cursor. In the case of the other two programs text is selected when the mouse moves.

I see the same behaviour when the mouse (a Logitec also) is unplugged and the inbuilt trackpad is used to move the mouse cursor. For completeness I unplugged the mouse and keyboard, so the headset was the only device connected to the external USB ports and I saw the same behaviour, with the primary button appearing to be down.

This problem appears to be similar to the issue reported with the Logitech G930 headset. However, the H340 is a comparatively simple headset as it is wired and lacks any volume buttons, nor does it have a mute.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/1155819

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
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Date: Wed Jul 9 08:41:54 2014
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Michael JasonSmith, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p xorg 1339778

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

As well, given the information from the prior release is already available, testing a release prior to the development one would not be helpful.

Thank you for your understanding.

Helpful bug reporting tips:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs

[Michael JasonSmith (mpj17)]

Sorry, I am not going to take a few hours out of my workday to test this issue, especially when coupled with the chance of bricking my machine with a live dev-release of the OS.

However, on a brighter note, the issue seems resolved for me with Ubuntu 14.04.2 using the 3.13.0-45-generic kernel. I discovered that the headset worked normally sometime this month. I am unsure when.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Izz Noland (izznoland)]

Can this please be re-opened? I have started experiencing the exact same issue with the exact same headset.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Izz Noland, it will help immensely if you filed a new report with Ubuntu via a terminal:
ubuntu-bug xorg

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

Also, please feel free to subscribe me to it.

For more on why this is helpful, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[Izz Noland (izznoland)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1532224 has been filed.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]