On Sat, 20 Feb 2016 17:06:22 +0000 Chris Green <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 04:47:42PM +0000, Chris Green wrote: > > > > That is odd. Since gpm works the kernel driver is probably OK, > > > > but I don't understand why X can't see the events. Can you > > > > install evemu-tools and see if evemu-record can see them? > > > > > > > It's not *quite* as simple as I thought. > > > > > > Hitting button 3 of the Trackpoint buttons only ever works once, > > > just one event. Having done that the bug appears (the mouse > > > function is stuck in one window). However if I then go to a > > > console CTRL/ALT/Fn and back, without even logging in on the > > > console, the bug is fixed and seems to stay fixed. So at least I > > > have a workaround now! > > > > > > Maybe X is seeing the Button 3 down wit no up and thus 'sticks'. > > > Going to a console (gpm grabs the mouse while there, even if not > > > logged in) clears the 'stuck' button and it stays unstuck. > > > Button 3 on the Trackpoint never gets unstuck even when using gpm > > > but that doesn't matter because there's a button 3 with the > > > Trackpad. > > It doesn't even need gpm to be installed. Start X, get the bug, > > switch to a console and back (do nothing at all when there), bug is > > fixed. It's simply leaving X and returning that fixes the problem. > > > I think this might very well be a related issue:- > > https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=196822 > > Comment at the bottom says it's fixed in 4.3.x kernel. Should be easy to test, install a recent mainline kernel. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds Petter -- "I'm ionized" "Are you sure?" "I'm positive." -- xubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
