On 1/22/07, Randy Clarksean <rclark at lakesplus.com> wrote: > I have had this issue a number of times and it is getting more than a > bit annoying. > > System: FC5 - have updated everything within the last couple of weeks > with yum. > > I am working along ... at some point the system seems to lock up - after > a fashion. I can still move the mouse and the arrow is moving > around ... the color of the mouse changes indicating I can move it > across windows and that is detected ... but ... I can not select any of > the windows open on the screen. It is like the mouse button feature is > gone. > > I eventually get annoyed ... reset X via ctl-alt-backspace to kill X, > relog in and then everything is fine. > > Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks in advance. > > Randy Sorry if this is painfully obvious, but have you tried a different mouse? Try a different kind of mouse. i.e. switch between usb and ps/2 If the mouse is wireless, switch to a wired mouse. Most of these problems in my experience are caused by bad hardware and not the software.