HOWTO Configuring Logitech mice in Ubuntu 6.06 32 bit, based on endy's HOWTO

[XomboX]

hmm, that's weird, I don't know what can be done in this case. Maybe you could give imwheel a go?

What a pitty Thank you for your selfsacrifice, detyabozhye!

Is here anyone who has got all-buttons working Logitech Mouseman Dual optical?

[Skaman]

Does this HOWTO works even if I connect the mouse using the PS2 Port?

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0002 Version=0064
N: Name="PS2++ Logitech MX Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input2
H: Handlers=mouse0 event2 ts0
B: EV=7
B: KEY=ff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103

[Skaman]

Does this HOWTO works even if I connect the mouse using the PS2 Port?

i answer myself: doesnt

[XomboX]

I reinstalled the Ubuntu and now the thumb button works for "/usr/bin/gedit"!!!!

Look:


xombox@Brusinka:~$ xbindkeys -v

displayName = :0.0
rc file = /home/xombox/.xbindkeysrc
rc guile file = /home/xombox/.xbindkeysrc.scm
getting rc guile file /home/xombox/.xbindkeysrc.scm.
WARNING : /home/xombox/.xbindkeysrc.scm not found or reading not allowed.
2 keys in /home/xombox/.xbindkeysrc

min_keycode=8 max_keycode=255 (ie: know keycodes)

"/usr/bin/gedit"
m:0x0 + b:2 (mouse)
"/usr/bin/xvkbd -xsendevent -text "\[Alt_L]\[left]""
m:0x0 + b:6 (mouse)

starting loop...
(I pressed the middle button)
Button press !
e.xbutton.button=2
e.xbutton.state=16
"/usr/bin/gedit"
m:0x0 + b:2 (mouse)
Start program with fork+exec call
Button release !
e.xbutton.button=2
e.xbutton.state=528
Catch CHLD signal -> pid 6684 terminated

(I pressed the thumb button)
Button press !
e.xbutton.button=6
e.xbutton.state=16
"/usr/bin/xvkbd -xsendevent -text "\[Alt_L]\[left]""
m:0x0 + b:6 (mouse)
Start program with fork+exec call
Catch CHLD signal -> pid 6692 terminated
Button release !
e.xbutton.button=6
e.xbutton.state=16

[Brent Dax]

I have a much simpler configuration that seems to work. No udev, just this:

# The Logitech mouse
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier "Logitech MX600"
	Driver "evdev"
	
	Option "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
	Option "Phys" "*/input1"
	
	Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection

# Another wireless mouse I use sometimes
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier "Wireless Notebook Mouse"
	Driver "evdev"

	Option "Name" "Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.00"
	
	Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection

My main mouse is an MX600 (comes with the MX3000 keyboard); I plug it into my laptop occasionally. As you can see, I also have a little Microsoft portable mouse for travel. This configuration (plus a little bit of xbindkeys magic to make the back and forward buttons switch between Compiz workspaces) seems to work like a charm, except that the "zoom in" and "zoom out" buttons don't work. I can plug and unplug my mice with impunity and boot with none, one, or all of them present. It's great.

[ADVERSiTY]

Great guide, everything works great except...

I have to restart my system 1-3 times in order to use my mouse/keyboard. I have an MX3100 desktop (Mx1000 & multimedia keyboard [LX700??]) and when GDM loads neither my mouse nor keyboard works. After rebooting a few times (sometimes once) all works fine and all of my buttons work once inside GNOME.

Possibly something to do with my keyboard & mouse using the same hub? I have two instances of "Logitech USB Receiver" when performing cat /proc/bus/input/devices

Any advice?

[detyabozhye]

hmm, I don't know, that's a tough one.

[ADVERSiTY]

I forgot to add that it doesn't do this every time on boot, it appears to be random. Sometimes I can boot rightup and have everything working, other times it won't. I wonder if this has anything to do with changing event number? Although I used the "NAME" method, so I'm not sure if that would affect it.

I can deal with it though, as it's not all that big of a problem, just kind of an annoyance. I'm just happy to have all of my buttons working

[fargoth]

funny, i got the middle button acting like the right button and the right button acting like the middle button.... and <button 10> (the one above the scroll down button acts like the left button.....)

whats wrong with my settings?

oh, and i stopped doing the HOWTO after the part with click, because it wont compile.... if you could help me with that too, id be greatful... it says:

gcc -Wall -o click click.o -L /usr/X11R6/lib/ -lX11 -lXtst
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXtst

[fargoth]

well, if anyone get the message i got, just install libxtst-dev.

anyway... this wierd button behaviour is making me nuts!
anyone knows whats wrong?