Chris, I apologize, I am not a superuser for Linux. I went to your
directory for the patch and I was not sure which file to grab and exactly
how to install the patch.

My USB headset is a GN 9530 from GN Netcom.

If you can give me some pointers for installing the patch I am more then
willing to try.

I have made many changes and edits to my linux laptop as root using editors
and manually installed a number of programs but I don't do it enough to
recall which linux commands to use for what. I recall there is a certain
command for installing .deb files. Based on my headset and laptop.

I have an intel celeron processor so I suspect the i386 files would be
used.

Let me know
Paul

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Chris J Arges
<email address hidden>wrote:

> I have built a fix here, with a very small patch. Can you test this and
> see if it works:
>
> http://people.canonical.com/~arges/lp1007575.1/
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1007575
>
> Title:
>   SB Arena USB headset causes X BUG, can't click outside window
>
> Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu:
>   Triaged
> Status in “xorg-server” source package in Precise:
>   Triaged
>
> Bug description:
>   When I plug my SB Arena USB headset in, I can't click the mouse in any
>   window besides the one with focus. The current window works ok, but
>   any other doesn't register the click. Also, I get a BUG in the X logs.
>
>   This on Precise, xserver-xorg-input-evdev  version 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
>
>   /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
>   on device insert:
>   [252903.181] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Creative Technology
> SB Arena Headset (/dev/input/event9)
>   [252903.181] (**) Creative Technology SB Arena Headset: Applying
> InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
>   [252903.181] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Creative Technology SB
> Arena Headset'
>   [252903.181] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
>   [252903.181] (**) Creative Technology SB Arena Headset: always reports
> core events
>   [252903.181] (**) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset: Device:
> "/dev/input/event9"
>   [252903.181] (--) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset: Vendor
> 0x41e Product 0x403
>   [252903.181] (--) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset: Found 8
> mouse buttons
>   [252903.181] (--) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset: Found keys
>   [252903.181] (II) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset:
> Configuring as mouse
>   [252903.181] (II) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset:
> Configuring as keyboard
>   [252903.181] (**) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset:
> YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
>   [252903.181] (**) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset:
> EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
>   [252903.181] (**) Option "config_info"
> "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb4/4-1/4-1:1.3/input/input18/event9"
>   [252903.181] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Creative
> Technology SB Arena Headset" (type: KEYBOARD, id 15)
>   [252903.181] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
>   [252903.181] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
>   [252903.181] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
>   [252903.191] BUG: triggered 'if (!dev->valuator ||
> dev->valuator->numAxes < 2)'
>   BUG: ../../dix/getevents.c:850 in scale_to_desktop()
>   [252903.191]
>   Backtrace:
>   [252903.192] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x26) [0x7f148e6f3866]
>   [252903.192] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x621fe) [0x7f148e5cd1fe]
>   [252903.192] 2: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x62e6d) [0x7f148e5cde6d]
>   [252903.192] 3: /usr/bin/X (GetPointerEvents+0xe2) [0x7f148e5cf202]
>   [252903.192] 4: /usr/bin/X (QueuePointerEvents+0x1d) [0x7f148e5cf65d]
>   [252903.192] 5: /usr/bin/X (xf86PostButtonEvent+0xdd) [0x7f148e60b5ed]
>   [252903.192] 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
> (0x7f1486989000+0x5f48) [0x7f148698ef48]
>   [252903.192] 7: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x8ae07) [0x7f148e5f5e07]
>   [252903.192] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0xb0d4a) [0x7f148e61bd4a]
>   [252903.192] 9: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
> (0x7f148d891000+0xfcb0) [0x7f148d8a0cb0]
>   [252903.192] 10: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__select+0x13)
> [0x7f148c7f0803]
>   [252903.192] 11: /usr/bin/X (WaitForSomething+0x19b) [0x7f148e6f0c4b]
>   [252903.192] 12: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x4e4f2) [0x7f148e5b94f2]
>   [252903.192] 13: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x3d6aa) [0x7f148e5a86aa]
>   [252903.192] 14: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
> (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f148c72676d]
>   [252903.192] 15: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x3d99d) [0x7f148e5a899d]
>
>   on removal:
>   [252937.048] BUG: triggered 'if (!dev->valuator ||
> dev->valuator->numAxes < 2)'
>   BUG: ../../dix/getevents.c:850 in scale_to_desktop()
>   [252937.048]
>   Backtrace:
>   [252937.048] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x26) [0x7f148e6f3866]
>   [252937.048] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x621fe) [0x7f148e5cd1fe]
>   [252937.048] 2: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x62e6d) [0x7f148e5cde6d]
>   [252937.048] 3: /usr/bin/X (GetPointerEvents+0xe2) [0x7f148e5cf202]
>   [252937.048] 4: /usr/bin/X (QueuePointerEvents+0x1d) [0x7f148e5cf65d]
>   [252937.048] 5: /usr/bin/X (xf86PostButtonEvent+0xdd) [0x7f148e60b5ed]
>   [252937.048] 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
> (0x7f1486989000+0x5f48) [0x7f148698ef48]
>   [252937.048] 7: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x8ae07) [0x7f148e5f5e07]
>   [252937.048] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0xb0d4a) [0x7f148e61bd4a]
>   [252937.048] 9: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0
> (0x7f148d891000+0xfcb0) [0x7f148d8a0cb0]
>   [252937.048] 10: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__select+0x13)
> [0x7f148c7f0803]
>   [252937.048] 11: /usr/bin/X (WaitForSomething+0x19b) [0x7f148e6f0c4b]
>   [252937.049] 12: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x4e4f2) [0x7f148e5b94f2]
>   [252937.049] 13: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x3d6aa) [0x7f148e5a86aa]
>   [252937.049] 14: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
> (__libc_start_main+0xed) [0x7f148c72676d]
>   [252937.049] 15: /usr/bin/X (0x7f148e56b000+0x3d99d) [0x7f148e5a899d]
>   [252937.310] (II) config/udev: removing device Creative Technology SB
> Arena Headset
>   [252937.310] (II) evdev: Creative Technology SB Arena Headset: Close
>   [252937.310] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
>   [252937.310] (II) Unloading evdev
>
>   lsusb:
>
>   mwharris@linux:~$ lsusb -s 4:11 -v
>   Bus 004 Device 011: ID 041e:0403 Creative Technology, Ltd
>   Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
>   Device Descriptor:
>     bLength                18
>     bDescriptorType         1
>     bcdUSB               2.00
>     bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>     bDeviceSubClass         0
>     bDeviceProtocol         0
>     bMaxPacketSize0         8
>     idVendor           0x041e Creative Technology, Ltd
>     idProduct          0x0403
>     bcdDevice            1.10
>     iManufacturer           1
>     iProduct                2
>     iSerial                 0
>     bNumConfigurations      1
>     Configuration Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         2
>       wTotalLength          306
>       bNumInterfaces          4
>       bConfigurationValue     1
>       iConfiguration          0
>       bmAttributes         0xa0
>         (Bus Powered)
>         Remote Wakeup
>       MaxPower              100mA
>       Interface Descriptor:
>         bLength                 9
>         bDescriptorType         4
>         bInterfaceNumber        0
>         bAlternateSetting       0
>         bNumEndpoints           0
>         bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
>         bInterfaceSubClass      1 Control Device
>         bInterfaceProtocol      0
>         iInterface              0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                10
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      1 (HEADER)
>           bcdADC               1.00
>           wTotalLength          107
>           bInCollection           2
>           baInterfaceNr( 0)       1
>           baInterfaceNr( 1)       2
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                12
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      2 (INPUT_TERMINAL)
>           bTerminalID             1
>           wTerminalType      0x0101 USB Streaming
>           bAssocTerminal          0
>           bNrChannels             2
>           wChannelConfig     0x0003
>             Left Front (L)
>             Right Front (R)
>           iChannelNames           0
>           iTerminal               0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                13
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      6 (FEATURE_UNIT)
>           bUnitID                 2
>           bSourceID               8
>           bControlSize            2
>           bmaControls( 0)      0x01
>           bmaControls( 0)      0x00
>             Mute Control
>           bmaControls( 1)      0x02
>           bmaControls( 1)      0x00
>             Volume Control
>           bmaControls( 2)      0x02
>           bmaControls( 2)      0x00
>             Volume Control
>           iFeature                0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                 9
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      3 (OUTPUT_TERMINAL)
>           bTerminalID             3
>           wTerminalType      0x0301 Speaker
>           bAssocTerminal          0
>           bSourceID               2
>           iTerminal               0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                12
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      2 (INPUT_TERMINAL)
>           bTerminalID             4
>           wTerminalType      0x0201 Microphone
>           bAssocTerminal          0
>           bNrChannels             1
>           wChannelConfig     0x0000
>           iChannelNames           0
>           iTerminal               0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                11
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      6 (FEATURE_UNIT)
>           bUnitID                 5
>           bSourceID               4
>           bControlSize            2
>           bmaControls( 0)      0x01
>           bmaControls( 0)      0x00
>             Mute Control
>           bmaControls( 1)      0x02
>           bmaControls( 1)      0x00
>             Volume Control
>           iFeature                0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                 9
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      3 (OUTPUT_TERMINAL)
>           bTerminalID             6
>           wTerminalType      0x0101 USB Streaming
>           bAssocTerminal          0
>           bSourceID               9
>           iTerminal               0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                11
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      6 (FEATURE_UNIT)
>           bUnitID                 7
>           bSourceID               4
>           bControlSize            2
>           bmaControls( 0)      0x01
>           bmaControls( 0)      0x00
>             Mute Control
>           bmaControls( 1)      0x02
>           bmaControls( 1)      0x00
>             Volume Control
>           iFeature                0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                13
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      4 (MIXER_UNIT)
>           bUnitID                 8
>           bNrInPins               2
>           baSourceID( 0)          1
>           baSourceID( 1)          7
>           bNrChannels             2
>           wChannelConfig     0x0003
>             Left Front (L)
>             Right Front (R)
>           iChannelNames           0
>           bmControls         0x00
>           iMixer                  0
>         AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                 7
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      5 (SELECTOR_UNIT)
>           bUnitID                 9
>           bNrInPins               1
>           baSource( 0)            5
>           iSelector               0
>       Interface Descriptor:
>         bLength                 9
>         bDescriptorType         4
>         bInterfaceNumber        1
>         bAlternateSetting       0
>         bNumEndpoints           0
>         bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
>         bInterfaceSubClass      2 Streaming
>         bInterfaceProtocol      0
>         iInterface              0
>       Interface Descriptor:
>         bLength                 9
>         bDescriptorType         4
>         bInterfaceNumber        1
>         bAlternateSetting       1
>         bNumEndpoints           1
>         bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
>         bInterfaceSubClass      2 Streaming
>         bInterfaceProtocol      0
>         iInterface              0
>         AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                 7
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      1 (AS_GENERAL)
>           bTerminalLink           1
>           bDelay                  0 frames
>           wFormatTag              1 PCM
>         AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                14
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
>           bFormatType             1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
>           bNrChannels             2
>           bSubframeSize           2
>           bBitResolution         16
>           bSamFreqType            2 Discrete
>           tSamFreq[ 0]        44100
>           tSamFreq[ 1]        48000
>         Endpoint Descriptor:
>           bLength                 9
>           bDescriptorType         5
>           bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
>           bmAttributes           13
>             Transfer Type            Isochronous
>             Synch Type               Synchronous
>             Usage Type               Data
>           wMaxPacketSize     0x00c0  1x 192 bytes
>           bInterval               1
>           bRefresh                0
>           bSynchAddress           0
>           AudioControl Endpoint Descriptor:
>             bLength                 7
>             bDescriptorType        37
>             bDescriptorSubtype      1 (EP_GENERAL)
>             bmAttributes         0x01
>               Sampling Frequency
>             bLockDelayUnits         2 Decoded PCM samples
>             wLockDelay              0 Decoded PCM samples
>       Interface Descriptor:
>         bLength                 9
>         bDescriptorType         4
>         bInterfaceNumber        1
>         bAlternateSetting       2
>         bNumEndpoints           1
>         bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
>         bInterfaceSubClass      2 Streaming
>         bInterfaceProtocol      0
>         iInterface              0
>         AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                 7
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      1 (AS_GENERAL)
>           bTerminalLink           1
>           bDelay                  0 frames
>           wFormatTag              1 PCM
>         AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                14
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
>           bFormatType             1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
>           bNrChannels             2
>           bSubframeSize           3
>           bBitResolution         24
>           bSamFreqType            2 Discrete
>           tSamFreq[ 0]        44100
>           tSamFreq[ 1]        48000
>         Endpoint Descriptor:
>           bLength                 9
>           bDescriptorType         5
>           bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
>           bmAttributes           13
>             Transfer Type            Isochronous
>             Synch Type               Synchronous
>             Usage Type               Data
>           wMaxPacketSize     0x0120  1x 288 bytes
>           bInterval               1
>           bRefresh                0
>           bSynchAddress           0
>           AudioControl Endpoint Descriptor:
>             bLength                 7
>             bDescriptorType        37
>             bDescriptorSubtype      1 (EP_GENERAL)
>             bmAttributes         0x01
>               Sampling Frequency
>             bLockDelayUnits         2 Decoded PCM samples
>             wLockDelay              0 Decoded PCM samples
>       Interface Descriptor:
>         bLength                 9
>         bDescriptorType         4
>         bInterfaceNumber        2
>         bAlternateSetting       0
>         bNumEndpoints           0
>         bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
>         bInterfaceSubClass      2 Streaming
>         bInterfaceProtocol      0
>         iInterface              0
>       Interface Descriptor:
>         bLength                 9
>         bDescriptorType         4
>         bInterfaceNumber        2
>         bAlternateSetting       1
>         bNumEndpoints           1
>         bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
>         bInterfaceSubClass      2 Streaming
>         bInterfaceProtocol      0
>         iInterface              0
>         AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                 7
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      1 (AS_GENERAL)
>           bTerminalLink           6
>           bDelay                  0 frames
>           wFormatTag              1 PCM
>         AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
>           bLength                14
>           bDescriptorType        36
>           bDescriptorSubtype      2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
>           bFormatType             1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
>           bNrChannels             2
>           bSubframeSize           2
>           bBitResolution         16
>           bSamFreqType            2 Discrete
>           tSamFreq[ 0]        44100
>           tSamFreq[ 1]        48000
>         Endpoint Descriptor:
>           bLength                 9
>           bDescriptorType         5
>           bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
>           bmAttributes           13
>             Transfer Type            Isochronous
>             Synch Type               Synchronous
>             Usage Type               Data
>           wMaxPacketSize     0x00c0  1x 192 bytes
>           bInterval               1
>           bRefresh                0
>           bSynchAddress           0
>           AudioControl Endpoint Descriptor:
>             bLength                 7
>             bDescriptorType        37
>             bDescriptorSubtype      1 (EP_GENERAL)
>             bmAttributes         0x01
>               Sampling Frequency
>             bLockDelayUnits         2 Decoded PCM samples
>             wLockDelay              0 Decoded PCM samples
>       Interface Descriptor:
>         bLength                 9
>         bDescriptorType         4
>         bInterfaceNumber        3
>         bAlternateSetting       0
>         bNumEndpoints           1
>         bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
>         bInterfaceSubClass      0 No Subclass
>         bInterfaceProtocol      0 None
>         iInterface              0
>           HID Device Descriptor:
>             bLength                 9
>             bDescriptorType        33
>             bcdHID               1.11
>             bCountryCode            0 Not supported
>             bNumDescriptors         1
>             bDescriptorType        34 Report
>             wDescriptorLength     102
>            Report Descriptors:
>              ** UNAVAILABLE **
>         Endpoint Descriptor:
>           bLength                 7
>           bDescriptorType         5
>           bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
>           bmAttributes            3
>             Transfer Type            Interrupt
>             Synch Type               None
>             Usage Type               Data
>           wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>           bInterval              30
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