Left Mouse button doesn't click

Hi Steve. First of; have You checked log files such as /var/log/kern.log, /var/log/syslog and /var/log/Xorg.0.log for any issues etc.? I think 'dmesg' command can be also helpful. Next thing; it is a laptop (in this case You can try to deactivate touchpad) or common computer? Can You provide some command results? For example;

$ lsb_release -a
$ uname -rm

Whether problem occurred after, for example, Linux kernel update? Can You boot system with an earlier Linux kernel version and check if this problem will appear? You can also try to backup a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file (e.g. with this command: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.orig) and try to add something like this to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "Mouse Remap"
    MatchProduct "Saitek Cyborg R.A.T.3 Mouse"
    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0"
EndSection

If above tip will not work, You can simply restore xorg.conf file from backup. It seems, that there is a similar bug report: <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1316873> As symptoms are described: "The left mouse button on all attached mice - USB , Trackpad and touch - will not do anything .... however the right mouse button continues to work."

By the way; maybe this link will be helpful: <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MouseCustomizations> But this second link seems to be much interesting <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingMouseDetection> and especially "In case some mouse buttons or scrollwheels don't work (as expected)" section.

You can also check this one - it is a promising thread: <https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=113933>

Please forgive me - I never have had similar problem.

Cheers.

Geez! If it's about xorg.conf file and; MatchProduct "Saitek Cyborg R.A.T.3 Mouse" option. It's bad, because You probably don't use R.A.T.3 Mouse, right? Please take a look at the output of the following command to determine the name of your device and change that line if necessary:

dmesg | grep your_mouse

An example for a Logitech:

dmesg | grep Logitech

Sorry!

Actually, one of my two mice is, in fact, a MadCatz RAT MMO mouse. I will
unplug it and see if that resolves the issue.

On Apr 26, 2017 5:43 PM, "daniel CURTIS" <
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> Your question #628872 on Ubuntu changed:
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> daniel CURTIS posted a new comment:
> Geez! If it's about xorg.conf file and; MatchProduct "Saitek Cyborg
> R.A.T.3 Mouse" option. It's bad, because You probably don't use R.A.T.3
> Mouse, right? Please take a look at the output of the following command
> to determine the name of your device and change that line if necessary:
>
> dmesg | grep your_mouse
>
> An example for a Logitech:
>
> dmesg | grep Logitech
>
> Sorry!
>
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> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
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Any update?

So far so good. I unplugged the RAT mouse and it has been fine so far.
Maybe mark it as resolved? Ill come back if I have further problems.

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It's your question dude. Only you can mark it as solved, as the owner