How to make all mouse buttons work with a Logitech G9 Laser Mouse

[aboe]

This is my first how to for the Logitech G9 Laser Mouse:

1. First create a new udev rule because the mouse creates two device events, one mouse and one keyboard.

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/010_local.rules

with this line in it:

KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SYSFS{../name}=="Logitech G9 Laser Mouse", SYSFS{../phys}=="usb-0000:00:0b.0-4/input0" NAME="input/event9"

where the bold is change it accordingly with your:
cat /proc/bus/input/devices output


Mine is:

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c048 Version=0111
N: Name="Logitech G9 Laser Mouse"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:0b.0-4/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb2/2-4/2-4:1.0/input/input7
U: Uniq=E25A53DB020029
H: Handlers=mouse2 event7 
B: EV=17
B: KEY=ffff0000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=143
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c048 Version=0111
N: Name="Logitech G9 Laser Mouse"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:0b.0-4/input1
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb2/2-4/2-4:1.1/input/input8
U: Uniq=E25A53DB020029
H: Handlers=kbd event8 
B: EV=10001f
B: KEY=37fff00ac3027 bf00444400000000 1 10f848a37c007 ffe67bfad9415fff febeffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: REL=40
B: ABS=100000000
B: MSC=10

This wil create a static rule /dev/input/event9 for your mouse, we will use this later in the xorg.conf

2. Second change your xorg.conf input device section to

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Logitech Mouse"
    Driver "evdev" 
    Option "Protocol"     "auto"
    Option "Name"        "Logitech G9 Laser Mouse"
    Option "Phys"          "usb-0000:00:0b.0-4/input0"
    Option "Device"       "/dev/input/event9"
    Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Change your server layout so it points to the right identifier: "Logitech Mouse"

This will make sure xorg finds your mouse and uses it.

3. Third create a .Xmodmap file so your tilt wheel can be used to navigate within Firefox.

gedit ~/.Xmodmap

insert this line:

pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

See the change in bold. You must swap button 6 and 7 otherwise the tilt wheel works the other way round.

If you restart your Gnome Environment, you will have a fully working G9 Laser Mouse.

ps. I haven't figured out what the keyboard event does, if anybody knows, I can change the how to.

[Tekno_Cowboy]

There is a utility called btnx that works great on logitech mice, It provides great detection and easy configuration of extra mouse buttons.

[desperado666]

btnx ?

[Tekno_Cowboy]

Button Extension. Google it.

[aboe]

I looked at btnx from http://www.ollisalonen.com/btnx/

installing it is ok, but couldn't get it to recognize the G9 mouse.

So no joy there, I'm trying to contact the author of the program...