This is still happening for me, even now in 12.04.1. I've tried EVERY workaround suggest above (and some more fooling with xorg.conf.d stuff) to no avail. Restarting x-server is the only thing that works even temporarily (lasts an indefinite amount of time, then bug resurfaces). Is there really no advance on this OLD and VERY ANNOYING bug? It's a pretty serious issue.
If it helps, this bug is DEFINATELY something to do with the touchpad drivers (I imagine synaptic, as I've got that installed). If touch pad is disabled and an external mouse is used, then after x restart, the external mouse functions fine. It is only when the touchpad is enabled that this bug returns... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41301 Title: Mouse clicks stop working sporadically Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in Debian GNU/Linux: Confirmed Bug description: This bug is a long standing one for me in Dapper but it becomes more and more frequent in recent Dapper beta. Unfortunatly, there's no way I can reproduce it. Symptoms : the mouse buttons (all of them) stop working without any reason. Seems to happen mainly when surfing with Epiphany but not only. In fact, it's just like my mouse was in another dimension. I use "focus follow pointer" and it doesn't work anymore. I can see my cursor and moving it : the system just ignore it. No more click, no more focus following pointer. Also, the keyboard keeps working perfectly. By using shortcut keys, I can continue working normally. The workaround to have the mouse again is hopefully very simple : use the change desktop shortcut. The alt-tab shortcut is also working. Yes, it's strange, but they are the only two shortcuts I've found that bypass this bug ! Strange isn't it ? My mouse is a PS/2 Logitech MX310. The workaround seems to be the proof that it's not an hardware failure. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/41301/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
