dv6000 mouse lock button in GNOME

[pinktrink]

I recently installed Ubuntu, and I've found that if I click the mouse lock button on my touchpad, then click it again to disable it, the mouse no longer works. A reboot will not help, either. It works fine in KDE, but fails in GNOME. I've had to reinstall multiple times just to fix this. I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 special edition notebook, with Ubuntu 10.10.
I'm at a loss, and I'd really like to know how to fix this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[davparker]

yep, unfortunately accessibility is losing traction in gnome. not sure why this feature was seemingly purged. its preventing me from adopting Ubuntu.

[ve4cib]

I've also got a dv6000-series machine, but when I reboot the trackpad works fine. It's definitely an annoying glitch though. Glad to hear KDE seems to be immune to this issue. I may have to consider switching to KDE next time I reformat....