Mouse click not working after updating with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

[Shailu]

Recently I have upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10. whenever I am clicking such as on link on web page the mouse click did not seems to be register. Many time I have noticed that it is clicking works after doing couple of clicks. So I could not get whether the issue is associated with the mouse or OS installed. any useful suggestions to resolve the matter will be highly appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance.

[Vicky Woodley]

Well I have added below mentioned line to the xorg.conf file located at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Logitech MX1000"

Driver "evdev"

Option "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"

Option "HWHEELRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"

EndSection

This the only solution worked for me. So try above mentioned solution and see whether it helps you by any mean.

[Hymavath]

To use the above mentioned solution make sure that you have installed evdev on your computer. if you wanted to install the same then run below mentioned command on console.

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-evdev

[Amadou]

in case you are getting an issue to find out xorg options for mouse then you will be able to discover the same. if you are able to check mouse name by executing below mentioned command on Console.

cat /proc/bus/input/devices

you will get following output.

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c50e Version=2500

N: Name="Logitech USB Receiver"

P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.3-2/input0

S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input5

U: Uniq=

H: Handlers=kbd mouse1 event5

B: EV=7

B: KEY=1f0000 0 100 38 c0000000 c0000 0 0 0

B: REL=103

Make sure that name which you are going to entered in xorg.conf should be same as the name listed in the above list. For your information name should be case sensitive so that you have to take care of the thing as well.

[Dabert]

To test the issue I recommend to run ,

xev

from the Terminal do click couple of time and see whether those clicks were registered or not. In case it does not work for you than I am suspecting the issue is associated with irq polling . so either upgrade the BIOS or you have to boot your system executing

irqpoll

if it does not work than run below command

irqfixup

you can also add parameters at the grub menu. simply press escape in order to enter to the grub menu and press E to edit the line and select kernel line and Press E again. after that add one after the quiet splash options.

[Roey]

You will be able to solve the issue by simply using below mentioned work around.

export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1
$APP

[JErastus]

Simply launch console and do the below mentioned steps and let me know about your experience.
Copy and paste below mentioned command and execute it.

cd /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/
sudo mv npviewer.bin npviewer.bin.real
sudo mv npviewer.bin npviewer.bin.real
sudo gedit npviewer.bin

now you have to enter below mentioned couple of lines.

#!/bin/sh
GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=true /usr/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin.real "$@"

Now save the changes which you have made and on the terminal run below mentioned command as well.

sudo chmod 755 npviewer.bin

[Faiyaz9]

I think you will need to kill gdm-binary. You can do the same by using below mentioned steps.

First of all launch Terminal and execute below mentioned command

sudo kill `cat /var/run/gdm.pid`

Genome would restart and login into the same.

If above mentioned does not work then simply run below mentioned command

$ cat /var/run/gdm.pid 
2332
$ sudo kill 2332

[Lisa Boney]

There is need of installing latest version of evdev on your system.
You should run below mentioned command on yours system.

sudo apt-get install build-essential

after that you have to download util-macros-1.4.1.tar.gz and xf86-input-evdev-2.3.2.tar.gz

once you have done simply install xorg macros

tar -zxvf util-macros-1.4.1.tar.gz
cd util-macros-1.4.1
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
sudo make install
cd..

now you will require to install evdev driver by using below mentioned command

tar -zxvf xf86-input-evdev-2.3.2.tar.gz
cd xf86-input-evdev-2.3.2
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install
cd..

finally you will require to restart your computer.