Scroll Wheel does not stop scrolling

[Sam]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-mouse

On my Sony PCG-R505EL Laptop, once the scroll wheel moves up or down, it will not stop scrolling up or down. The only other reference to such a problem that I can find is here: http://www.progbox.co.uk/wordpress/?p=533#comment-118007

This seems to be a problem only in Hardy. It did not happen in Gutsy, and if I boot from the Gutsy Live CD, it does not happen.

Release:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

Package Version:
$ apt-cache policy xserver-xorg-input-mouse
xserver-xorg-input-mouse:
  Installed: 1:1.2.3-2
  Candidate: 1:1.2.3-2
  Version table:
 *** 1:1.2.3-2 0
        500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Mouse:
Built in mouse with trackpad on Sony Viao PCG-R505EL. This mouse has left and right buttons, and a scroll wheel which can be clicked or scroll up and down.

Buttons:
$ xmodmap -pp > ~/xmodmap-pp
$ xev | grep -i button

Left Mouse Click:
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 1, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x100, button 1, same_screen YES

Right Mouse Click:
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 3, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x400, button 3, same_screen YES

Scroll Wheel Click:
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 2, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x200, button 2, same_screen YES
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 2, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x200, button 2, same_screen YES
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 2, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x200, button 2, same_screen YES
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 2, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x200, button 2, same_screen YES

Scroll Wheel DOWN:
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 4, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x800, button 4, same_screen YES
(this will keep repeating until a reboot)

Scroll Wheel UP:
ButtonPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x0, button 5, same_screen YES
ButtonRelease event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x2800001,
    state 0x800, button 5, same_screen YES
(this will keep repeating until a reboot)

[RtVD (rincewindtvd)]

I'm having the same issue on Hardy with a Sony PCG-R505DL.
Any details I can post that might be handy?

Oddly enough, it isn't an issue with the 'vertical scrolling' on the touchpad.

[Sam (ssawatzky)]

I have ended up crazy gluing the scroll wheel so it doesn't move, and
just using the vertical scrolling.

Sam

RtVD wrote:
> I'm having the same issue on Hardy with a Sony PCG-R505DL.
> Any details I can post that might be handy?
>
> Oddly enough, it isn't an issue with the 'vertical scrolling' on the
> touchpad.
>
>

[RtVD (rincewindtvd)]

Just found a solution.

it looks like sonypi handles the scrolling correctly, but sony-laptop doesn't.

blacklisting the sony-laptop module fixes it.

http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=845913&page=2

^ where I found the info.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

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Hi ssawatzky,

Please attach the output of `lspci -vvnn` too.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.