Firefox and mouse pointer

Why is Firefox being such an A-Hole with my mouse pointer? It jumps and jerks, Freezes and sometimes scrolls backwards after scrolling down. Its driving me bonkers!

It must be related to your hardware, about which you’ve provided no information.

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Same hardware I’ve used for 5/6 years.
‘’ [ 0.383772] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.383772] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.383772] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.488091] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 0.488094] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.488095] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 0.488097] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO ehci_hcd
[ 0.488098] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:12.2
[ 0.501411] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 0.501414] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.501416] usb usb2: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 0.501417] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO ehci_hcd
[ 0.501418] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:13.2
[ 0.514751] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 0.514754] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.514756] usb usb3: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 0.514757] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO ehci_hcd
[ 0.514758] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:16.2
[ 0.575441] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 0.575446] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.575448] usb usb4: Product: OHCI PCI host controller
[ 0.575449] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO ohci_hcd
[ 0.575451] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:12.0
[ 0.635435] usb usb5: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 0.635438] usb usb5: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.635440] usb usb5: Product: OHCI PCI host controller
[ 0.635442] usb usb5: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO ohci_hcd
[ 0.635444] usb usb5: SerialNumber: 0000:00:13.0
[ 0.695460] usb usb6: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 0.695464] usb usb6: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.695466] usb usb6: Product: OHCI PCI host controller
[ 0.695467] usb usb6: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO ohci_hcd
[ 0.695468] usb usb6: SerialNumber: 0000:00:14.5
[ 0.755438] usb usb7: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 0.755442] usb usb7: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 0.755444] usb usb7: Product: OHCI PCI host controller
[ 0.755445] usb usb7: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO ohci_hcd
[ 0.755447] usb usb7: SerialNumber: 0000:00:16.0
[ 0.755756] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[ 0.755760] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
[ 0.768088] usb usb2-port4: hash matches
[ 1.018316] usb 7-2: new low-speed USB device number 2 using ohci-pci
[ 1.020075] usb 4-5: new full-speed USB device number 2 using ohci-pci
[ 1.203865] usb 4-5: New USB device found, idVendor=09da, idProduct=054f, bcdDevice= 2.74
[ 1.203870] usb 4-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.203872] usb 4-5: Product: USB Device
[ 1.203874] usb 4-5: Manufacturer: A4TECH
[ 1.205444] usb 7-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0461, idProduct=4e04, bcdDevice= 1.04
[ 1.205453] usb 7-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.205455] usb 7-2: Product: USB NETVISTA FULL WIDTH KEYBOARD
[ 1.205457] usb 7-2: Manufacturer: NOVATEK
[ 1.227104] usb usb8: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 1.227108] usb usb8: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.227110] usb usb8: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.227112] usb usb8: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO xhci-hcd
[ 1.227114] usb usb8: SerialNumber: 0000:02:00.0
[ 1.227501] usb usb9: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 5.13
[ 1.227505] usb usb9: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.227507] usb usb9: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.227509] usb usb9: Manufacturer: Linux 5.13.4-1-MANJARO xhci-hcd
[ 1.227511] usb usb9: SerialNumber: 0000:02:00.0
[ 1.229514] input: A4TECH USB Device Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb4/4-5/4-5:1.0/0003:09
DA:054F.0001/input/input2
[ 1.285925] input: A4TECH USB Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb4/4-5/4-5:1.0/0003:09DA:054F.0
001/input/input3
[ 1.286026] hid-generic 0003:09DA:054F.0001: input,hiddev96,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [A4TECH USB De
vice] on usb-0000:00:12.0-5/input0
[ 1.289311] input: A4TECH USB Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb4/4-5/4-5:1.1/0003:09DA:054F.0
002/input/input4
[ 1.289376] hid-generic 0003:09DA:054F.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [A4TECH USB Device] on usb
-0000:00:12.0-5/input1
[ 1.293852] input: NOVATEK USB NETVISTA FULL WIDTH KEYBOARD as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:16.0/usb7/7-2/7
-2:1.0/0003:0461:4E04.0003/input/input5
[ 1.349088] hid-generic 0003:0461:4E04.0003: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [NOVATEK USB NETVISTA F
ULL WIDTH KEYBOARD] on usb-0000:00:16.0-2/input0
[ 1.355803] input: NOVATEK USB NETVISTA FULL WIDTH KEYBOARD System Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:
16.0/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.1/0003:0461:4E04.0004/input/input6
[ 1.412292] input: NOVATEK USB NETVISTA FULL WIDTH KEYBOARD Consumer Control as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:0
0:16.0/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.1/0003:0461:4E04.0004/input/input7
[ 1.412349] hid-generic 0003:0461:4E04.0004: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.10 Device [NOVATEK USB NETVISTA FUL
L WIDTH KEYBOARD] on usb-0000:00:16.0-2/input1
[ 1.412392] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 1.412393] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 1.472241] usb 8-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 1.613373] usb 8-1: New USB device found, idVendor=2109, idProduct=3431, bcdDevice= 4.20
[ 1.613377] usb 8-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.613379] usb 8-1: Product: USB2.0 Hub
[ 257.298869] usb 4-5: USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 263.185438] usb 5-1: new full-speed USB device number 2 using ohci-pci
[ 263.369233] usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=09da, idProduct=054f, bcdDevice= 2.74
[ 263.369245] usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 263.369251] usb 5-1: Product: USB Device
[ 263.369255] usb 5-1: Manufacturer: A4TECH
[ 263.376646] input: A4TECH USB Device Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/0003:09
DA:054F.0005/input/input19
[ 263.432606] input: A4TECH USB Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/0003:09DA:054F.0
005/input/input20
[ 263.432824] hid-generic 0003:09DA:054F.0005: input,hiddev96,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [A4TECH USB De
vice] on usb-0000:00:13.0-1/input0
[ 263.436663] input: A4TECH USB Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.1/0003:09DA:054F.0
006/input/input21
[ 263.436868] hid-generic 0003:09DA:054F.0006: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [A4TECH USB Device] on usb
-0000:00:13.0-1/input1’’

Does this only happen in Firefox? What about other web browsers? If it’s a bad mouse, then it will likely occur regardless of software or OS.