Multiple problems on desktop(probably mouse/keyboard related)

zaxdan69 · 2023-02-13 08:33:39

From yesterday I have problems with xfce and graphical applications.
-When I move mouse on a window it takes focus without to click on it, when I pass mouse on an icon in taskbar again the window takes focus and this icon flashes like to select/deselect it(without to click on it).
-When trying to click with mouse on a text field on firefox(even hero on "Subject" of new post, or on the text field for username to login on forum), the suggestion list popup and dissapear imediately as I type.
-When I open an editor(geany, mousepad) and a file, when the mouse is on the editor area, then the text auto scrolls horizontally without to click or move mouse.
-I'm using rofi with alt+F2 shortcut. From yesterday when I press the compination rofi appears and dissapears immediately and it's unusable.
First I tried with a different mouse in case was a hardware problem but the same behaviour remains with the other mouse).
Second I tried to switch to Cinnamon and at first I thought that worked fine, but some most of them still happens there too. I don't have only window focus problem and because this was the most annoying and obvious at first thought that the problem was with xfce. But all others are there too.
I update the system almost everyday, so is there any update the last days which can cause those kind of problems?
EDIT:
Another one I just discovered. Pressing "ctl+c", to copy text it also change the zoom of the page in firefox(actually the ctrl triggers it.

Last edited by zaxdan69 (2023-02-13 08:37:18)

seth · 2023-02-13 09:25:41

Ghosting?
Is this a wireless mouse?
Do you have a wired one? (Or just a different, could also be a stuck switch)

zaxdan69 · 2023-02-13 09:31:48

No it's wired. But I tested it with another wireless and does the same. I will also try with another OS(I have mint installed but not use it) to see if there is a hardware problem, but because does the same with 2 different mice I don't think it's a hardware problem(will see). I downgraded xorg packages which updated yesterday but I have the same problems with the previous version, and also tried with normal kernel(I'm using zen-kernel) but doesn't seem that zen-kernel' s problem either.

zaxdan69 · 2023-02-13 09:53:26

I just booted to linux mint and I'm confused. I don't have some of the problems I mentioned, but I have the problem with keyboard. When I press Ctrl on firefox I get page zoom out. Also Alt press acting like firefox's back page shortcut. I tried to use a different keyboard but I have the same problem. So seems that something is hardware related but not the keyboard/mouse device itself. I tried to disconnect an infrared remote control(which has some keyboard/mouse actions) in case this causes the problem, but the problem remains.

seth · 2023-02-13 09:53:41

It seems like spurious wheel events.
Logitech?
Does it also happen w/ the lts kernel?

Edit: check "xev", "libinput debug-events" and "evtest" to see on which layer the spurious input shows up.

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seth · 2023-02-13 10:04:17

Cross-talk

seth wrote:

check "xev", "libinput debug-events" and "evtest" to see on which layer the spurious input shows up.

They'll to some extend (notably libinput) also reveal from which device.

zaxdan69 · 2023-02-13 10:12:17

Seems that it's a hardware issue after all. Probably my USB 3 ports(are 2) are both damaged. The mouse I tested was connected to the one of them and seems that it doesn't matter if I switched on/off, because when I disconnect it from that port the ctrl,alt problem in keyboard solved. Then tried to re-connect it to the other port, and now doesn't work in either of those. It works if I connect it to a usb hub connected to another USB2 port. Probably the controller on the motherboard which gives those 2 ports is damaged, because the one had problem some months ago and for this I didn't have anything connected there.
Thanks for your support though.

ewaller · 2023-02-13 16:51:24

zaxdan69 wrote:

Seems that it's a hardware issue after all. Probably my USB 3 ports(are 2) are both damaged. The mouse I tested was connected to the one of them and seems that it doesn't matter if I switched on/off, because when I disconnect it from that port the ctrl,alt problem in keyboard solved. Then tried to re-connect it to the other port, and now doesn't work in either of those. It works if I connect it to a usb hub connected to another USB2 port. Probably the controller on the motherboard which gives those 2 ports is damaged, because the one had problem some months ago and for this I didn't have anything connected there.
Thanks for your support though.

I'm sorry, that sounds a bit like magic thinking. I really doubt there is anything hardware wise that could be damaged to cause this. Check your journal, there is a chance the device could be connecting and disconnecting, lather-rince-repeat and that might support your hypotheses. I would be much more likely to believe it to be a driver issue, or some setting in your desktop environment or window manger. What is your environment?

You might also look at your pre-boot firmware settings (some people refer to this as BIOS settings even though modern systems tend not to have a BIOS). Check to see if there are any settings by which USB devices are pre-configured before handing things over to the boot process.

seth · 2023-02-14 07:39:58

I tested it with another [mouse] and does the same.

I just booted to linux mint and I'm confused. […] I have the problem with keyboard. When I press Ctrl on firefox I get page zoom out. Also Alt press acting like firefox's back page shortcut.

· because when I disconnect it from that port the ctrl,alt problem in keyboard solved.
· Then tried to re-connect it to the other port, and now doesn't work in either of those.
· It works if I connect it to a usb hub connected to another USB2 port.

According to the OP
- It happens across OS (though checking evtext/libinput/xev would be nice to seal that assertion)
- It happens w/ various rodents (though if the OP merely added the wireless mouse next to the wired one, that test was moot)
- It depends on the bus (xhci/ehci)

=> I'd check the USB3 ports w/ other devices (more harmless ones like a usb key) to rule out that it's just an xhci incompatibility w/ the particular input device (which may or not be a driver issue), ideally w/ the the ghosting mouse entirely disconnected.

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#1 2023-02-13 08:33:39

Multiple problems on desktop(probably mouse/keyboard related)

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