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    Ubuntu is not recognizing the buttons on my Razer Copperhead

    I have installed Razertool and set my mouse buttons up. Razertool looks like this (click for larger image):

    The problem is, the buttons act like the right and middle click! Can anyone identify the problem?
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    Re: Ubuntu is not recognizing the buttons on my Razer Copperhead

    Which buttons? All of them? Have you tooled around with your xorg.conf yet?

    If I had your style of mouse I would try to help more than that by giving you a general configuration in Xorg, but I guess it would be better to know if you've tried to edit it yet.

    I've got a Razer Diamondback, and the left button closest to the user acts like the middle mouse button, which is a bummer because I have a hard time remembering to click up top for back instead of hitting that button.

    Seems no matter how I configure xorg or change the buttons around in xmod I can't get the mouse to work like it was in Edgy.

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    Re: Ubuntu is not recognizing the buttons on my Razer Copperhead

    I'm sorry. I forgot to add the word extra. The extra buttons, Button4 and Button5, don't act as they should.
    Anyway, I'm wary of editing my xorg.conf because the last time I did it it ended up resetting it to some screwy 800x600 resolution. I'll try it, but I don't particularly want to. Here is my current xorg.conf.
    Code:
    # xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
    #
    # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
    # values from the debconf database.
    #
    # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
    # (Type man xorg.conf at the shell prompt.)
    #
    # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
    # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
    # package.
    #
    # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
    # again, run the following command:
    #   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
    
    Section Files
    EndSection
    
    Section InputDevice
            Identifier      Generic Keyboard
            Driver          kbd
            Option          CoreKeyboard
            Option          XkbRules      xorg
            Option          XkbModel      pc105
            Option          XkbLayout     us
    EndSection
    
    Section InputDevice
            Identifier      Configured Mouse
            Driver          mouse
            Option          CorePointer
            Option          Device        /dev/input/mice
            Option          Protocol      ImPS/2
            Option          ZAxisMapping  4 5
            Option          Emulate3Buttons       true
    EndSection
    
    Section InputDevice
      Driver        wacom
      Identifier    stylus
      Option        Device        /dev/input/wacom   #USB ONLY
      Option        Type          stylus
      Option        USB           on                  #USB ONLY
    EndSection
    
    Section InputDevice
      Driver        wacom
      Identifier    eraser
      Option        Type          eraser
      Option        USB           on                  #USB ONLY
    EndSection
    
    Section InputDevice
      Driver        wacom
      Identifier    cursor
      Option        Device        /dev/input/wacom   #USB ONLY
      Option        Type          cursor
      Option        Mode          relative
      Option        USB           on                  #USB ONLY
    EndSection
    
    Section Device
            Identifier      nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7600 GT]
            Driver          nvidia
            Busid           PCI:2:0:0
            Option          AddARGBVisuals        True
            Option          AddARGBGLXVisuals     True
            Option          NoLogo        True
    EndSection
    
    Section Monitor
            Identifier      JW199D
            Option          DPMS
    EndSection
    
    Section Screen
            Identifier      Default Screen
            Device          nVidia Corporation G70 [GeForce 7600 GT]
            Monitor         JW199D
            Defaultdepth    24
            SubSection Display
                    Modes           1440x1440     1440x900      1280x1024    1280x960       1152x864      1024x768      832x624       800x600      720x400        640x480       256x160
            EndSubSection
    EndSection
    
    Section ServerLayout
            Identifier      Default Layout
      screen Default Screen
            Inputdevice     Generic Keyboard
            Inputdevice     Configured Mouse
    
            # Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
            #       InputDevice     stylus        SendCoreEvents
            #       InputDevice     cursor        SendCoreEvents
            #       InputDevice     eraser        SendCoreEvents
    EndSection
    Section Module
            Load            glx
            Load    dbe
    EndSection
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    Re: Ubuntu is not recognizing the buttons on my Razer Copperhead

    Anybody have this problem other than me?
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    Re: Ubuntu is not recognizing the buttons on my Razer Copperhead

    I have a similar problem with my Diamondback as I mentioned. And I've been tooling around with my xorg configuration and xmodmap to no avail. It's nearly a deal breaker.

    I don't think tweaking your Xorg would help but you could add the:
    Code:
           Option "Buttons" "9"
    in the mouse configuration and it may help, but I doubt it. Specifying the buttons in xorg doesn't seem to do anything for me so I won't even ask you to do that. But my mouse config in xorg looks like this currently:
    Code:
    Section "InputDevice"
           Identifier "Configured Mouse"
           Driver "mouse"
           Option "Name" "Razer Diamondback Optical Mouse"
           Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
           Option "CorePointer"
           Option "Resolution" "1600"
           Option "Buttons" "9"
           Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
           Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
           Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 8 9"
           Option "one page back" "4"
           Option "one page forward" "5"
    EndSection
    Could try it if you want -- different mouse but similar button layout.

    With this set-up I have back and forward functions on the left and right "forward" button position. The back button on the left side of the mouse acts like the middle mouse button (and registers as "Wheel: Left (Button 6)" which I really don't understand). If I mess with button 6 in xorg it just changes it to another crazy button dealing with the mouse wheel, or no button at all (even just including the 9 buttons...

    In case you're wondering about 9 buttons, the mouse wheel counts as 3 buttons, pushed in, and scroll up / down.
    Last edited by Ahrel; April 29th, 2008 at 07:56 PM.

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