On My Laptop-with Zorin 17.3-When i plug in my mouse- sometimes it didn't move but left and right click work

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You should plug in another Mouse to see if the Isse is still there. But when You don't have another one ... Did You tried it on Zorin 18?

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No I can't-but i check my moise and in my compiter and my laptopn-don't light and stopping working so....I think than it broekn-he has 2 years sooo...it's his time x)

Thank you gor help and I'm happy than you rewrite for my anwser and give me other options to check :3

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Bonsoir mon ami!

I used Brave A.I. (just to add, when you make any changes to GRUB entries you have to update it afterwards or it will not stick on a reboot). I used Ubuntu 22.04 in my search criteria as Zorin 17 is based on that version of Ubuntu:

" The issue where the mouse cursor moves but buttons do not register in Ubuntu 22.04 is often a software conflict or configuration error rather than hardware failure.

Common Causes and Fixes

  • USB Autosuspend : Gaming mice like the Trust GXT 165 often suffer from power management issues. Disable USB autosuspend by adding usbcore.autosuspend=-1 to your kernel boot parameters in /etc/default/grub and running sudo update-grub .

  • Input Driver Conflict : If the mouse is recognized as a keyboard or has input lag, try switching from Wayland to Xorg in the login screen session options, or reinstall the inputattach package using sudo apt-get install --reinstall inputattach .

  • Window Manager Freeze : If the mouse stops working after some time, the window manager may be frozen. Switch to a virtual terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F3 ) and back (Ctrl+Alt+F7 ) or restart the display manager with sudo systemctl restart gdm3 .

  • Hardware Check : Verify the mouse works on another device to rule out a failed switch, as worn-out micro-switches can cause intermittent button failures that mimic software bugs.

If the problem persists, check dmesg | grep -i mouse for USB authorization errors, which may indicate the need to uninstall usbguard if it is blocking input devices.

AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts."