From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 31 00:58:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6851FF8F for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:58:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from FreeBSD@shaneware.biz) Received: from ipmail07.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail07.adl2.internode.on.net [IPv6:2001:44b8:8060:ff02:300:1:2:7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C14FA8FC0C for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:58:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ppp247-71.static.internode.on.net (HELO leader.local) ([203.122.247.71]) by ipmail07.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 31 Dec 2012 11:28:52 +1030 Message-ID: <50E0E327.9090705@ShaneWare.Biz> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:28:15 +1030 From: Shane Ambler User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexander Lindemann Subject: Re: Strange mouse behavior in Gnome2 References: <50E038C2.3060007@antiniveau.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <50E038C2.3060007@antiniveau.dyndns.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:58:54 -0000 On 30/12/2012 23:21, Alexander Lindemann wrote: > Hi, > > I have a strange problem with my mouse while using Gnome2 (same > problem with KDE) on FreeBSD 9: > > mouseclicks aren't working if I open another window, my testcase is > opening the keyboard-settings and trying to add another Layout, but > its the same with other windows. I can't even open an terminal > without loosing control of the panel and the other windows. I can > close and manipulate the windows with my keyboard. > > I tried everything I could find about HAL and X, but nothing helped. > > I hope you can help me. > Start with the basics - is one mouse and keyboard the only input devices you have? Are they plugged straight into the motherboard sockets? I ask this as I have just tried running the mouse through a usb hub that turned out to be flaky causing it to have erratic behaviour. I have also seen a second mouse and a wacom tablet interfere with a mouse. The two mice came from a wireless keyboard/mouse combo where the mouse was useless (actually it was a logitech wireless combo, the mouse was going to sleep even as I was using it) - the wireless transceiver always responded as a mouse and keyboard even if the mouse had no battery to respond.