T500 Trackpoint stick on middle click

Hello, Im having problems with the trackpoint on my T500 Thinkpad, thats possiby only 3 weeks old. Everything was fine for a while, but then one day, everytime I tried to use the trackpoint the cursor switches to the middle click icon and refuses to move, unless I use the USB mouse plugged in or use the track pad. I can move the cursor with the trackpoint if I hold the middle button down, but other than that the trackpoint is useless
Ive uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers
Ive done the above and included the ultranav utility for good measure
Nothing seems to work. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

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Yeah I have updated my driver to 16.1.1.0 however the middle button still works as per. Please try reinstalling the drivers and see if it helps.
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I found a software bug for synaptics driver. I am using the latest: 18.0.7.40, 5/26/2014, windows 8.1.
The bug is related to unreliable middle clicking (not to be confused with TpScroll ), when the user middle clicks on the trackpoint, the OS doesn't register it. It is possible this is a settings issue, maybe it's a "feature". If so, can someone provide instructions on how to change it.
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2. make sure you have an application that works with middle click or displays L/M/R click state received by the OS (I am using X-Mouse button control)
3. with finger clear of trackpoint, middle click with thumb
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To reproduce errant behavior II (this will register a middle click)
1. make sure middle clicks are enabled in the mouse properties and TpScroll is off
2. make sure you have an application that works with middle click or displays L/M/R click state received by the OS
3. with index finger on trackpoint, move trackpoint so pointer moves slowly (speed not important), and the middle click with thumb
4. OS WILL register middle click.
correct behavior should be register a middle click
To reproduce errant behavior III (this will cause a continuous middle click, until cursor is moved again)
1. make sure middle clicks are enabled in the mouse properties and TpScroll is off
2. make sure you have an application that works with middle click or displays L/M/R click state received by the OS
3. with index finger on trackpoint, move trackpoint so pointer moves slowly (speed not important), and the middle click with thumb and hold down, lift index finger off trackpoint to stop moving cursor, and let go of button. (Pressing and releasing the middle button has no further effect.)
4. OS WILL register a continuous middle click, never receiving that middle click input changes.
correct behavior should be middle click is released as soon as the physical button has been let go.
Also mouse chords (for example left click and right click at the same time) do not work.

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I just fixed a similar problem. Like you, I found that my middle button no longer functioned like I was used to when I updated my system.
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Hi all,
This post is related to the launchpad bug "Middle button does not work for scrolling" and to the AUR package "xf86-input-evdev-trackpoint".
Abstract: The synaptics driver is currently not able to emulate scrollling using the middle mouse button on newer ThinkPads (**40 series). This AUR package aims at resolving this issue, but I'm having trouble to make it work.
So I installed the package and rebooted. The new file "90-evdev-trackpoint.conf" appeared in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d folder and the installation went fine. However:
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Hi,
I played around with the config files, and have some results by now. Note that I use the touchpad too, which causes some more problems.
So the source of the problem was apparently my 50-synaptics.conf, in which the Touchpad sections used the "synaptics" driver. There were 2 occurrences, if I change both, it works!
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Thanks for your time, and keep up the great work!
Regards,
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