[arch-general] Mouse buttons not working in X

[Magnus Therning]

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 06:07:00PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 04:58:27PM +0000, Ben Oliver wrote:
> > On 15 Nov 2015 4:56 pm, "Magnus Therning" <magnus at therning.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've just updated a sligtly neglected machine I have (not upgraded since
> > > mid-September). Thanks to the [ARA][1] I managed to upgrade it in weekly
> > > steps. It all seemed to work fine, and indeed it boots just fine.
> > > There's only one little thing that's broken: the mouse buttons don't
> > > work.
> > >
> > > Yes, it's really only the mouse buttons that don't work.  I can move the
> > > pointer using the mouse.  I can scroll using the scroll wheel.
> > >
> > > Starting `xev` I thought I'd have a look at what actually happens:
> > >
> > > 1. Start `xev`.
> > > 2. Move the pointer into the window -> the various events scroll by in
> > > the terminal.
> > > 3. Press the left mouse button -> no event printed in the terminal.
> > > 4. Move the pointer in the window -> no events are printed in the
> > > terminal.
> > > 5. Change focus to another window using Ctrl-Tab, change back ->
> > > movements in the `xev` window once again generate events.
> > >
> > > I've tried searching for a solution, but I can't find anything
> > > resembling this.
> > >
> > > What could be causing this behaviour, and how do I fix it?
> >
> > Not to be *that* guy, but have you tried another mouse?
> 
> Nope, because I don't have access to another mouse here right now.
> 
> The mouse worked just fine when I logged in on the system and began the
> upgrade, so I really did expect it to work fine afterwards too.

I just managed to track down a second mouse, and can confirm that this
behaviour occurs with both USB mice, one Microsoft and one HP, and that
it occurs both if I connect it via the PS/2 adapter or directly into a
USB port.

/M

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