Of Mice and 'Bob'
by poetgrant from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4S7HB)
So, I finally got Slackware on my main rig after discovering that my nvme drive was the problem. Now I have a little niggling problem that send sporadic but happens after.
-The Setup-
I have a regular mouse made by Logitech, probably one of the most mass produced move in the world. So when installing, I selected the PS2 option for my mouse driver.
I also had issues with it when using Linux Mint and KDE Neon.
-The Problem-
That problem is that many times the left click button acts like the right click button. This will persist until I have seemingly clicked enough times that it remembers that it is a left button again, but sometimes that memory is very short and it begins acting up again.
-Solutions-
I was thinking about this and I realize I have had this mouse for nearly 5 years and since it cost something like $9 USD, perhaps it has reached it's end of life?
If not, I would rather fix this than have to go decide on a new mouse because I hate buying things when the options seem limitless and I have no idea why I would need a laser mouse with 164329000000 DPI tracking... Hehehe
If you guys think it is a hardware issue (as I sort of suspect) do you have mouse recommendations? I'm not a hammer, so it really should just be a basic mouse, though if I need a new one, I would like to buy something that will last until X-Day when Bob will rapture or souls.
-The Setup-
I have a regular mouse made by Logitech, probably one of the most mass produced move in the world. So when installing, I selected the PS2 option for my mouse driver.
I also had issues with it when using Linux Mint and KDE Neon.
-The Problem-
That problem is that many times the left click button acts like the right click button. This will persist until I have seemingly clicked enough times that it remembers that it is a left button again, but sometimes that memory is very short and it begins acting up again.
-Solutions-
I was thinking about this and I realize I have had this mouse for nearly 5 years and since it cost something like $9 USD, perhaps it has reached it's end of life?
If not, I would rather fix this than have to go decide on a new mouse because I hate buying things when the options seem limitless and I have no idea why I would need a laser mouse with 164329000000 DPI tracking... Hehehe
If you guys think it is a hardware issue (as I sort of suspect) do you have mouse recommendations? I'm not a hammer, so it really should just be a basic mouse, though if I need a new one, I would like to buy something that will last until X-Day when Bob will rapture or souls.