This just happened to me too. I'm running a clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 on a brand new Lenovo W530. I was able to move the pointer but not click.
xev also showed no output from the mouse, not even movement. I'm running kde and the problems started when i was listening top spotify. The installation is new (a few days, as the laptop is new) but it didn't happen until i was playing music. I tried switching to console (ctrl-alt-f1) and then the music stopped until i logged in to the console, then the music was playing again. Switched back to X and the mouse was still not responding (other then movement). But when i killed Spotify (with kill from a termial) the mouse started working again. My solution was to terminate the music source, if that helps anyone... -- 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
