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[JB <pingaultjb@xxxxxxx>]

Bug affects me too. I have installed Mint on a Dell Latitude E7440. Mint
16 (based on Ubuntu) worked perfectly for a few months (even if mouse
was very sensitive) then the left button started not responding. Now it
responds for a few minutes when I log in and then start not to work
anymore. Plus, sometimes random click seem to occur and it seems that
the left button is always engaged, resulting in selection of everything
(files etc) I go over. I have tried to install a more recent version of
Mint as well as Unbuntu and none of those work. Not a hardware pb as
similar pb with external mouse and mouse + touchpad work perfectly on
Windows on the same comp. I am stuck and cant use linux only software
that I need for my work. Bug is of high priority at least to me :{

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1316873

Title:
  Left mouse button stops working

Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This  problem has plagued me for a few years across different laptops
  and Ubuntu versions. Current I am experiencing this on a Dell Inspiron
  15z running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

  It typically starts after I have used the chat or call feature in
  gmail, by clicking on the phone icon in the left chat margin. I am a
  Firefox user and have not tested this with chrome etc. It has not
  happened if i dont install google-talkplugin so it is quite possible
  that the plugin is to blame.

  Symptom
  =======
  The left mouse button on all attached mice - USB , Trackpad and touch - will not do anything .... however the right mouse button continues to work.  This happens to all applications and also to the desktop. The keyboard continues to function as normal.

  When this occurs , my solution is to Alt-F4 close all windows and log
  out of the X session. When I re-login the left mouse button works as
  normal.

  
  This is an irritant and work disruptor as I have to save all browser and desktop applications to  safe state before I logout to reset the mouse. I will appreciate any soltion or workaround.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue May  6 21:41:29 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:058f]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-17 (19 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5523
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=f5004b03-b37f-4733-88a8-51c6f3bd0a4d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A05
  dmi.board.name: 0GKGJG
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A05
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd05/18/2013:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5523:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0GKGJG:rvrA05:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5523
  dmi.product.version: Not Specified
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-4ubuntu5
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-4ubuntu5
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Tue May  6 21:20:40 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                                5558 
   vendor                                     CMN
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2

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