Ok, here's a patch which fixes the problem, and also makes some moderate amount of sense.
** Attachment added: "Patch to console_key_event for skipping linux style mouse events in the stream" http://librarian.launchpad.net/5045469/the_patch -- USB mouse in console (fullscreen) mode generates keyboard events https://launchpad.net/bugs/71287 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
