On Mon, 15 May 2023 22:18:12 +0200 Christoph Brinkhaus <c.brinkh...@t-online.de> wrote:
> Am Mon, May 15, 2023 at 08:57:38PM +0100 schrieb Joe: > > Hello Joe, > > > On Mon, 15 May 2023 19:35:23 +0000 > > "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 08:15:42PM +0100, Joe wrote: > > > > On Mon, 15 May 2023 13:26:06 -0500 > > > > Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 5/15/23 11:57, Joe wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then go from there. > > > > > > > > > Not much to go on so far. Thanks for your suggestions. This > > > > looks like a bug in an upgrade, but I can't see evidence of > > > > anyone else seeing it. > > > > > > > > This is the real problem with running sid: not that things > > > > break, but that they only break for me. > > > > > > > > > > If you run sid, you are absolutely expected to be able to resolve > > > any problems you encounter. If it breaks, you get to keep both > > > pieces. That's the contract with sid, more than with the other > > > tranches of Debian (which comes with no overall warranty). > > > > > > If you want increased stability and less shiny new stuff, you run > > > stable or, if you feel able to help debug and develop it, testing. > > > > > > Them's the breaks: and, as ever, DontBreakDebian by mixing > > > different suites. > > > > > > > Yes, I know all that, I've been running sid since sarge was stable, > > and only had to reinstall twice in that time. > > One idea is to try a minimalistic window manager as twm to find out if > the issue is related to xfce. OK, tried twm and fvvm. Both unusable, as a left-click brings up a menu for a fraction of a second. Couldn't log out of either, had to switch to console and uninstall them. But they confirm the mouse problem. It's obviously fairly fundamental. Just tried previous kernel, but also bad. I can assume by now that nobody else has seen this problem. Thanks for your help, Joe
