I have a similar issue, but in my case simply plugging in a headset "steals" the mouse so I'm unable to switch between windows using mouse or do anything else. Keyboard continues to work though.
The problem is described here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1975696 and a workaround is posted here: http://www.rodneybeede.com/Plantronics_Savi_7xx-M_and_Linux_mouse_or_lockup_problems.html The device presents itself as an usb sound card, a mouse and a keyboard. To make X11 ignore the keyboard and mouse features (which are fine in windows but Xorg does not like it), I added this to xorg.conf: Section "InputClass" Identifier "Plantronics" MatchVendor "Plantronics" Option "Ignore" "true" EndSection The workaround works great for me -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-evdev in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1006156 Title: Mute button on USB headset steals and holds on to mouse focus Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I press the mute button on my USB headset (Plantronics .Audio 626 DSP), it steals the "mouse focus" and holds onto it until I press the mute button again. Expected: - microphone is muted - nothing else happens Actual: - microphone is muted - mouse can still move but is unresponsive to clicks - pressing the keyboard doesn't do anything (except for Ctrl+Alt+F1 which does work and switch to virtual console) I'm not sure this is filed against the right package, please reassign if it's not. Also, I'm happy to provide more info, but I wasn't sure what I could provide (even after reading https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troubleshooting/). This is on a fully up-to-date Precise 12.04 system. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/1006156/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
