Configuring Logitech mice (mx500, etc)

[Teura]

Ok, I have a problem with setting my MX900 mouse properly with this. Everytime I do this, my monitors gets messed up totally.

Normally, after Grub I get some blank screen and then login, but after I've done this change, first comes some text lines about boot, then Nvidia splash on both monitors, then same text, then again splash, and again text. It does this for a while, until it gives me the window about ubuntu running on low graphics mode on main monitor, second is not receiving image and is on standby
And imagelink to how I see it: http://koti.mbnet.fi/samikorh/Linux/low.jpg.


Then, using keyboard, as seeing the mouse is kinda hard when you need to press the buttons, I can get to desktop, which looks the same, http://koti.mbnet.fi/samikorh/Linux/desk.jpg.
Top half is totally messed up, and bottom left shows top right picture when bottom left shows top right.

So, is there any easy fix for this, or have I missed something?
The link to MX1000 configuring a few posts above didn't work even though the poster also said about graphics problems after this, it gives the same result. I've tried searching around forums, with no avail.

And some specs / files that might be of importance in solving.
C2D E6600, 2bg ddr2 800mhz, Geforce 8800 GTS 512 (169.09 drivers, installed with Envy), Sony G500 21" CRT (main) and LG 99G 19" CRT(2nd, configured as separate X-screens with Xinerama), MX900 mouse (the same as MX500, only with Bluetooth), Logitech cordless elite for Bluetooth keyboard and 7.10 Gutsy 64-bit version of Ubuntu

The result of cat /proc/bus/input/devices, with only mouse revelant data (first is keyboard as far as I know, I left it there in case I have indeed had them wrong)

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c703 Version=0110
N: Name="Logitech USB Receiver"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.0-2.1/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input7
U: Uniq=14F65B
H: Handlers=kbd event2 
B: EV=120003
B: KEY=1000000000007 ff800000000007ff febeffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: LED=1f

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c703 Version=0110
N: Name="Logitech USB Receiver"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.0-2.1/input1
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input8
U: Uniq=14F65B
H: Handlers=kbd mouse1 event3 
B: EV=f
B: KEY=7fff002c3027 bf00444000000000 ff0001 f808837c000 667bfad941dfed 9e000000000000 0
B: REL=143
B: ABS=100000000

And what I have changed to the xorg.conf mouse section.

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
    Driver        "mouse"
    Option        "Protocol"        "evdev"
    Option        "Dev Name"        "Logitech USB Receiver"
    Option        "Dev Phys"        "usb-0000:00:1d.0-2.1/input1"
    Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/event3"
    Option        "Buttons"        "10"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping"        "4 5"
EndSection

If more details are needed, I'll happily post them.

[geezerone]

The following gets nearly all buttons working on my MX510 with the exception of the glide (press wheel down into mouse) which is shown on xev as button 2. The configurable button doesn't do anything either but doesn't show up under xev.

Anyone got the glide (various speed up/down scroll) to work?

TIA

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Resolution" "800"
Option "Buttons" "10"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection

[geezerone]

Also the up arrow performs 'go back' function

[orrie]

Adding the line below in bold font, does work excellent for me with MX518.

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
  Driver         "mouse"
  Option        "CorePointer"
  Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option        "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
  Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
  Option        "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
  Option    "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

[AnRkey]

Hi every1

Just a reminder that all these problems can be fixed if we all vote for this idea on http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/120

Hopefully someone will pick it up and start working on it soon.

Thanks,

R

[m1garand]

Why does my mouse in Hardy LiveCD work fine(scroll, back, forward)? And after installing Hardy, we have to go through all of this?

[kiev]

If I add Option "Protocol" "evdev"
my usb mouse not work!

heelp!!!

[Armaron]

If I add Option "Protocol" "evdev"
my usb mouse not work!

heelp!!!

Try:

Driver "evdev"

instead of the Option thing. Don't forget to put a # infront of the

Driver "mouse"

line.

EDIT -

On the mouse is a button that in windows is like Alt+Tab. How can I get that functionality back?

[detyabozhye]

On the mouse is a button that in windows is like Alt+Tab. How can I get that functionality back?

You'll need a program with a window list and bind the button to the command for that. Xfce has one built in, it's xfdesktop -windowlist. Other DE's need a seperate program for that.

[Armaron]

Ok, I seem to have a bit of an annoying problem on my hands.

Each time I restart, I need to go into the console and give the xorg.conf file the right event handler for my mouse. I haven't gotten it to work automatically so that the X server knows which event is my mouse. Any idea's on how to do it?

P.S. detya, do you know a program to do that for ubuntu with the gnome desktop? I'd rather not switch to the Xfce desktop.