Hello wondering if anyone can shed light on the following issue:

Recently, I have noticed Kubuntu behaving very strangely. When I log in using an XGL session, I come across two strange issues.

(1.) KDE registers a never ending stream of mouse clicks. This problem appears only when I use KDE applications, not anything third party. Basically whenever my mouse is on something, it acts as though I am clicking an infinite amount of times! The only workaround is to use keyboard only or hope for some lucky actual clicks (when I actually click when it is doing this, my clicks override the "fake" ones for a moment)

(2.) CPU is pinned @ 100% useage (2x1600mhz). normally it sits idle @ 800mhz per core however as of late it is pinning all the time. This of course causes the fan to start and slows things down considerably. When I looked via ksysguard at first it showed as XGL was causing this. However now when I load just the default session, it still happens (even with no XGL). Worse yet, ksysguard shows as though nothing is using any CPU.


Is this the bloat of KDE catching up with me or is something else to blame? I can't help but think the clicking issue is related to CPU pinning thing, but search as I might I can't find anything on this issue, especially combined. Any wizards out there have any light to shed? It would be much appreciated.

OS: Kubuntu 7.04
HW: Inspiron 6400

What is your mouse? -- With a link if there's anything remotely exotic about it.

Have you tried cleaning it & resetting its physical connection?

Have you tried a different mouse?

What else changed just before you noticed this problem?

As for the CPU issue, I think it has sorted itself out. XGL was the culprit. As for the mouse, its a trackpad on a dell inspiron 6400. Nothing very special about it, no drivers, worked right out of the box (so to speak).

So, problem 2, CPU, is resolved.

What about the "mouse"? Obviously cleaning its tracking ball won't help on a trackpad. Any chance of a stuck button?

1 thing I am not clear on: Is this a new problem, or has this machine always behaved this way?