HOWTO: Configuring Logitech mice in Ubuntu 6.06: New Guide

[Fisslefink]

This method worked for me with a Logitech UltraX Media Center Remote (Model R-RC6). I added the rule to /etc/udev/rules.d/20-names.rules

This remote does not have a keyboard and a mouse component, per se, but the USB dongle sends commands from the remote as two separate devices:

event1: All keys that resemble keyboard keys (ie. Home, 0-9, up, down, left, right, clear, enter, back)
event2: All keys that are special to the remote (ie. play, pause, stop, close, repeat, info)

As with the Logitech MX 1000 keyboard, the boot detection order of the USB devices can change depending on where they are plugged in. The rule below makes event2 into a static device at /dev/input/logitechremote so that my xorg.conf section (see below) will find it no matter where it is plugged in.

Here is my /etc/udev/rules.d/20-names.rules with the addition in bold:

# This file establishes the device names according to Ubuntu policy.
# See udev(8) for syntax.
#
# Permissions and ownership of devices must not be set here, but in
# 40-permissions.rules; user-friendly symlinks to devices should be
# set in 60-symlinks.rules.

# CPU devices, group under /dev/cpu
KERNEL=="cpu[0-9]*",			NAME="cpu/%n/cpuid"
KERNEL=="msr[0-9]*",			NAME="cpu/%n/msr"
KERNEL=="microcode",			NAME="cpu/microcode"

# Device mapper targets
KERNEL=="device-mapper",		NAME="mapper/control"
KERNEL=="dm-[0-9]*",			OPTIONS+="ignore_device"

# IEEE1394 devices, group under their own directories
KERNEL=="dv1394-[0-9]*",		NAME="dv1394/%n"
KERNEL=="video1394-[0-9]*",		NAME="video1394/%n"

# Input devices, group under /dev/input
KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SYSFS{../name}=="Logitech USB Receiver", SYSFS{../device/bInterfaceNumber}=="01", NAME="input/logitechremote"
KERNEL=="event[0-9]*",			NAME="input/%k"
KERNEL=="mice",				NAME="input/%k"
KERNEL=="mouse[0-9]*",			NAME="input/%k"
KERNEL=="js[0-9]*",			NAME="input/%k"
KERNEL=="ts[0-9]*",			NAME="input/%k"
KERNEL=="uinput",			NAME="input/%k"

# ISDN devices, group under /dev/capi
KERNEL=="capi",				NAME="capi20"
KERNEL=="capi[0-9]*",			NAME="capi/%n"

# Packet CD devices, group under /dev/pktcdvd
KERNEL=="pktcdvd",			NAME="pktcdvd/control"
KERNEL=="pktcdvd[0-9]*",		NAME="pktcdvd/%k"

# Sound devices, group under /dev/snd
KERNEL=="controlC[0-9]*",		NAME="snd/%k"
KERNEL=="hwC[D0-9]*",			NAME="snd/%k"
KERNEL=="midiC[D0-9]*",			NAME="snd/%k"
KERNEL=="pcmC[D0-9cp]*",		NAME="snd/%k"
KERNEL=="seq",				NAME="snd/%k"
KERNEL=="timer",			NAME="snd/%k"

# USB devices (usbfs replacement), group under /dev/bus/usb
SUBSYSTEM!="usb_device", GOTO="usb_device_end"
IMPORT{program}="usb_device_name --export %k"
ENV{USB_BUS}=="?*", ENV{USB_DEV}=="?*",	\
	NAME="bus/usb/$env{USB_BUS}/$env{USB_DEV}"
LABEL="usb_device_end"

# Video devices, group dvb devices under /dev/dvb
SUBSYSTEM!="dvb", GOTO="dvb_end"
IMPORT{program}="dvb_device_name --export %k"
ENV{DVB_ADAPTER}=="?*", ENV{DVB_DEV}=="?*", \
	NAME="dvb/adapter$env{DVB_ADAPTER}/$env{DVB_NAME}"
LABEL="dvb_end"

# Video devices, group cards under /dev/dri
KERNEL=="card[0-9]*",			NAME="dri/%k"

# Zaptel devices, group under /dev/zap
KERNEL=="zapctl",			NAME="zap/ctl"
KERNEL=="zaptimer",			NAME="zap/timer"
KERNEL=="zapchannel",			NAME="zap/channel"
KERNEL=="zappseudo",			NAME="zap/pseudo"
KERNEL=="zap[0-9]*",			NAME="zap/%n"

# Work-around for IDE devices that don't report media changes
BUS=="ide", KERNEL=="hd[a-z]", SYSFS{removable}=="1", \
	ENV{ID_MODEL}=="IOMEGA_ZIP*",	NAME{all_partitions}="%k"

# SCSI CD-ROM devices use /dev/scdN now
BUS=="scsi", KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*",	NAME="scd%n"

# USB printers need to be /dev/usb*
BUS=="usb", KERNEL=="lp[0-9]*",		NAME="usb%k"

# Other devices
KERNEL=="hw_random",			NAME="hwrng"
KERNEL=="tun",				NAME="net/%k"

Here are the relevant lines from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Default Layout"
	Screen         "Default Screen" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
	InputDevice    "remote" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "remote"
	Driver      "evdev"
	Option	    "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
	Option	    "XkbRules" "xorg"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "evdev"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/logitechremote"
	Option	    "Protocol" "evdev"
EndSection

Hope this helps someone. Thanks to the other posters on this thread!

Fisslefink

[detyabozhye]

So. I think the v400 is 800dpi by default. But im not sure. I thought lomoco could be used for more then that so i wanted to check it out. I know that the v400 doesnt have Cruise. I just wanted it for binding other keys. I haven't gotten it to work yet. I haven't read anything that helped yet so if anyone knows how to bind keys, especially tablet buttons, that would help alot.

Well, you would do something like this:

"/full/path/to-app -any -needed arguements"
m:0x0 + b:8 #<- replace with the button number you get in xev

[apakatt]

I have a problem.
The forward / backward doesnt work in Konqueror but it works in Opera and Firefox.
If i check Settings - Shortcuts, forward and backward is binded to alt+left and alt+right.

Any idea what the problem could be?

[rmjb]

I have a problem.
The forward / backward doesnt work in Konqueror but it works in Opera and Firefox.
If i check Settings - Shortcuts, forward and backward is binded to alt+left and alt+right.

Any idea what the problem could be?

I had this similar problem (works in the browser, not the file manager).

My post on this is here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...=9#post1327523

And here's detyabozhye's solution and explanation as to why it happened:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...=9#post1332116

Good luck.

- rmjb

[Mr. Sinister]

I followed the older version and got my mx610 to work. Then I munged things up with an update. Since then (even following this new guide), I cannot get it to work. I get the following error:

(II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (1).
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Configured Mouse-usb-0000:00:02.1-9.4/input1: Core Pointer
(II) Configured Mouse-usb-0000:00:02.1-9.4/input1: Found 1 absolute axes.
(II) Configured Mouse-usb-0000:00:02.1-9.4/input1: Configuring as pointer.
(**) Configured Mouse-usb-0000:00:02.1-9.4/input1: Configuring in Absolute mode.
(**) Configured Mouse-usb-0000:00:02.1-9.4/input1: AbsoluteScreen: -1.

   *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
   *** be the reason for the server aborting.

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x86) [0x80b4a86]
1: [0xffffe420]
2: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so [0xb73804a3]
3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so [0xb7381655]
4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so(evdevNewDriver+0x44) [0xb7381c3f]
5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so [0xb7380b8e]
6: /usr/bin/X(InitInput+0x1a0) [0x809cfe5]
7: /usr/bin/X(main+0x368) [0x806df94]
8: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd2) [0xb7d99ea2]
9: /usr/bin/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x81) [0x806d611]

Any ideas?
I'm using an mx610(lefty), which has two inputs under /proc/bus/input/devices.

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c518 Version=4202
N: Name="Logitech USB Receiver"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:02.1-9.4/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input1
H: Handlers=mouse0 event1 ts0
B: EV=7
B: KEY=ffff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=143

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c518 Version=4202
N: Name="Logitech USB Receiver"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:02.1-9.4/input1
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input2
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: EV=f
B: KEY=c0002 400 0 0 1 f80 78000 6039fa d84157ad 8e0000 0 0 0
B: REL=40
B: ABS=1 0

[rmjb]

Try using the udev rule to set your mouse to event9... other devices might be grabing the lower event numbers.

- rmjb

[tocky]

After I've given this tutorial several tries, I've finally managed to get it work properly, with my Logitech Mx610. Thank you very much

[MikeBenza]

I'm an idiot. Apparently the number lock LED doesn't work on my laptop...that got hit at some point, and made me think my keymap was borked. And I made a whole post about it....then I realized the proclivity for keys on the right side of the keyboard to make numbers. And I can't delete this, so maybe some mod will spare me the embarassment.

[ijanos]

Hi! Nice howto, now my MX500 is fully functional. Except that lomoco is not start at boot. I think i did everything right, and i can see the local service is enabled but it simply not start. I see no clue in dmesg nor in the syslog. Any help?

[n00blar]

Great HOWTO, but some reason it worked on my Logitech MX500 for a bit and then it stopped working after a couple of reboots, and now I can't figure out what's wrong.

Here's what my config looks like.

1.) cat /proc/bus/input/devices

shows:

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c025 Version=1800
N: Name="Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:0b.0-5/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input3
H: Handlers=mouse1 event3 ts1
B: EV=7
B: KEY=ff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103

2.) ls /dev/input/
reads:

event0 event1 event2 event9 mice mouse0 mouse1 ts0 ts1

3.) sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/19-local.rules

reads:

KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SYSFS{../name}=="Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse", NAME="input/event9"

4.) InputDevice section in xorg.conf

reads:


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "evdev"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/event9"
EndSection

I've rebooted my computer and still no luck.

Any ideas?