Something is wrong with my PC?

[Dotan Cohen]

On 4 March 2010 06:55, Jim Kvarnberg <jimkvg at 3web.com> wrote:
> I installed, uninstalled and re-installed Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10,
> Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows XP Pro again and again because the mouse won't
> catch when being clicked.  When the OS was freshly booted up, it worked
> ok and then a moment later, it quitted working.  Then I tried Ubuntu
> 8.04 and the mouse worked!  Does this ring a bell?
> My PC is home assembled with ASUS M2N-MX SE PLUS motherboard, AMD Athlon
> 64 X2 CPU. 4 gb ram and 320 gb SATA hard drive.  Me an old dog
> struggling to learn a new trick.  I love Ubuntu, but I think I am losing
> my interest in it due to too much problems even Windows XP.  That
> frustrated me.  Any explanation or tips for solution to the mouse
> problem will be greatly appreciated. Which motherboard is best for
> running the Linux based OS?   Thank you.  Jim
>

Does the mouse click register in xev? Type xev into a terminal and
click in the white box that pops up. You should see the terminal
respond both when you push the button down and also when you release
the button.

Also, are the other mouse buttons functional? Have you purged to
carboferrite pool?

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