Mouse stops functioning properly

[Michael Wood]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg

Ubuntu 8.10

The mouse loses it's ability to affect the desktop after seemingly a random amount of time of normal use. It starts working again when I restart the X server.

I can still move the mouse around but it has no affect on anything, e.g. clicking doesn't work, tooltips don't come up etc.

The keyboard is still fully operational.

I've tried:
- different mice and unplugging and plugging back in.
- killing off all applications running one by one, metacity, nautilus, gnome-panel and all user apps

There is nothing in xorg log, dmesg, messages or any of the system logs at the time of the mouse fail.

I have attached my xorg config because I use xinerama, which could well be the problem (it's a usual stumbling block).

Are there any more debuging methods worth trying ?

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

[This is an automated message]

Hi x3n,

Thanks for including the attached files. Could you also include your /var/log/Xorg.0.log?

[Michael Wood (x3n)]

^ Xorg Log.

I've disabled xinerama now because I need to be able to use a mouse reliably more than I need to be able to use xinerama.

[Michael Wood (x3n)]

Upgrade to 9.04 and this issue seems to be fixed - although a few more bugs are now evident.