Mouse pointer (touchpad) getting stuck often in 12.04

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In my Ubuntu 12.04, my mouse pointer gets stuck often. I'm talking about the touchpad and not the external mouse. The first thought would be to check whether we have given the option to lock the touchpad while typing. But, my pointer (touchpad) gets stuck simply often. The slightest of deductions I have been able to make is that this happens sometimes just after using the touchpad scrolling.

Can this problem be rectified or should it be reported as a bug?

score 29 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 07 '12 at 18:52

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I had a similar problem, I can still scroll and click, but the cursor is stuck in one place on the screen. Dropping down to a lower run level (CTRL+ALT+F2) and back (CTRL+ALT+F7) seems given me control of my mouse again.

Thank you for reporting this as a bug.

edited Sep 07 '12 at 18:52

devav2

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answered Sep 06 '12 at 19:13

user55570

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '12 at 17:10

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This has been reported as a bug. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/991707

answered May 04 '12 at 17:10

harisibrahimkv

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Mouse pointer (touchpad) getting stuck often in 12.04

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