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PATLAJICA

cursor moving on its own

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Hi all. My name is Thomas. (sorry for my english, is not my native)
So this problem i have - I was installed Linux Mint 17,3 ROSA Xfce 2 weeks ago. So everything it's OK, only this problem> My cursor runs on its own and make clicking on everything :evil: :evil: It appears not permanently and what is a cause i dont know. Please help me to remove this error.
lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:core-4.1-ia32:core-4.1-noarch:security-4.0-ia32:security-4.0-noarch:security-4.1-ia32:security-4.1-noarch
Distributor ID: LinuxMint
Description: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa
Release: 17.3
Codename: rosa
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Buzzsaw
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Re: cursor moving on its own

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This sounds like a hardware problem. Is it duplicated in any other operating system?
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PATLAJICA

Re: cursor moving on its own

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Buzzsaw wrote:This sounds like a hardware problem. Is it duplicated in any other operating system?
No. I was installed Linux Mint on clear PC - after full delete windows.
It may apear at high CPU load? Or because the Wine ?
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Cosmo.
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Re: cursor moving on its own

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If this is a laptop try to disable the touchpad and check the behavior.
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PATLAJICA

Re: cursor moving on its own

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Cosmo. wrote:If this is a laptop try to disable the touchpad and check the behavior.
No. I have a desktop computer with non usb mouse.
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Re: cursor moving on its own

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I guess you wanted to write "... with no touchpad".

Any chance to get a different mouse from a friend?
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PATLAJICA

Re: cursor moving on its own

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Cosmo. wrote:I guess you wanted to write "... with no touchpad".

Any chance to get a different mouse from a friend?
No, everybody are with notebook and using touchpad... i dont believe that in mouse is problem... When i was at Windows this not be, but with Linux - exist...so i think in system is a problem, so i ask what can i do to resolve it
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Re: cursor moving on its own

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Does the problem persist, if you plug out the mouse?
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DrHu

Re: cursor moving on its own

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It appears not permanently and what is a cause i dont know.
Any vibration with a sensitive mouse setting may make the mouse cursor move
--that's the first thing to check

When the cursor is moving where are your hands and are you shaking/vibration the surface on which the mouse lays (in some manner ??)
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PATLAJICA

Re: cursor moving on its own

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Cosmo. wrote:Does the problem persist, if you plug out the mouse?
Yes, persist
DrHu wrote:
It appears not permanently and what is a cause i dont know.
Any vibration with a sensitive mouse setting may make the mouse cursor move
--that's the first thing to check

When the cursor is moving where are your hands and are you shaking/vibration the surface on which the mouse lays (in some manner ??)
Yes
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Cosmo.
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Re: cursor moving on its own

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Boot the live system. The same problem there?
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PATLAJICA

Re: cursor moving on its own

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Cosmo. wrote:Boot the live system. The same problem there?
No, is not the same, cursor doesnt move by itself
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Re: cursor moving on its own

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Create a new user account in your installed system. How does it behave there?
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