I am having this same issue with my Thinkpad W510 Touchscreen (Wacom). https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input- evdev/+bug/1321351
If you google for HP TouchSmart Phantom Touches then you will get reports of others having this issue. This being said I don't think it is software related. http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Display-and-Video/HP-Envy- Touchsmart-15-Ghost-touch/td-p/2870001 A temp fix to see if it is your touchscreen is next time it happens, open a console and type "xinput list" to get a list of devices, then grab the numeric ID, say 15 for instance. Then run "xinput disable 15". Your issues should immediately stop. It sucks, I know. -- 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/749567 Title: Mouse cursor jumps and clicks randomly Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I've recently installed Ubuntu 10.10 and from time to time my cursor jumps erratically, clicking and opening stuff. I tried disabling desktop effects, thinking that it might be related to compiz. I have to mention that this happens on a desktop computer, not on a laptop. I am using an optical mouse that works fine on Windows XP. I only have this issue on Ubuntu 10.10. I've noticed that pressing ESC or Ctrl will stop the cursor from jumping for awhile but it starts again after a few seconds. --- .proc.driver.nvidia.agp.card: Fast Writes: Supported SBA: Not Supported AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x Registers: 0x1f000017:0x1f000104 .proc.driver.nvidia.agp.host.bridge: Host Bridge: PCI device 1106:3099 Fast Writes: Not Supported SBA: Supported AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x Registers: 0x1f000207:0x00000104 .proc.driver.nvidia.agp.status: Status: Enabled Driver: AGPGART AGP Rate: 4x Fast Writes: Disabled SBA: Disabled .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module 96.43.19 Wed Oct 27 19:01:34 PDT 2010 GCC version: gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5) Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 DkmsStatus: nvidia-96, 96.43.19, 2.6.35-28-generic, i686: installed nvidia-96, 96.43.19, 2.6.35-23-generic, i686: installed InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 148f:2573 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2501/RT2573 Wireless Adapter Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A-8233 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=587b843d-1b58-4526-a592-46a6f938a787 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.49-generic 2.6.35.11 Tags: maverick maverick Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686 UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare dmi.bios.date: 12/28/2001 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvr6.00PG:bd12/28/2001:svnVIATechnologies,Inc.:pnVT8366/A-8233:pvr:rvn:rn:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: VT8366/A-8233 dmi.sys.vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc. glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory system: distro: Ubuntu codename: maverick architecture: i686 kernel: 2.6.35-28-generic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/749567/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
