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From: Jason Weisberger <jbdubbs@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Trouble with Logitech G7 in Xorg 7.0
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:56:15
Message-Id: f05c493b0608160948g2691883bi6d51e2614e7929fb@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Trouble with Logitech G7 in Xorg 7.0 by Jules Colding
1 Just so you know, using the "mouse" driver and "auto" protocol is not the
2 way you want to run a USB mouse in Modular X. You really should try out the
3 evdev driver for full functionality. With evdev, you don't have to specify
4 any options either.
5
6 On 8/16/06, Jules Colding <colding@×××××.com> wrote:
7 >
8 > On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 13:01 +0200, Jules Colding wrote:
9 > > Hi,
10 > >
11 > > I've just got myself a new G7 to replace my older MX1000. The problem is
12 > > that I can't get the G7 to work at all. Xorg does seem to recognize the
13 > > G7 but I can't get any cursor movement at all. I've tried the "evdev"
14 > > and "mouse" protocols, but to no avail.
15 > >
16 > > I am currently running with both mice connected in the hope that the G7
17 > > suddenly will work...
18 >
19 > and the strangest thing happened... I went home yesterday after trying
20 > out yet another bunch of xorg.conf configuration combination. I was full
21 > of frustration of my new expensive mouse that I couldn't get working.
22 >
23 > The mouse didn't work when I went home but it worked when I got back
24 > this morning.
25 >
26 > I have *no* glue how that can happen?
27 >
28 > This is the xorg configuration that made it for me (with both mice at
29 > the same time). Just let it simmer for a night before testing:
30 >
31 > Section "InputDevice"
32 > Identifier "Logitech MX1000"
33 > Driver "mouse"
34 > Option "Protocol" "auto"
35 > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
36 > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
37 > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
38 > EndSection
39 > Section "InputDevice"
40 > Identifier "Logitech G7"
41 > Driver "mouse"
42 > Option "Protocol" "auto"
43 > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
44 > Option "Buttons" "8"
45 > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 7 8"
46 > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
47 > EndSection
48 >
49 > Thanks a lot for all of the responses :-)
50 > jules
51 >
52 >
53 > --
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55 >
56 >
57
58
59 --
60 Jason Weisberger
61 jbdubbs@×××××.com

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Re: [gentoo-user] Trouble with Logitech G7 in Xorg 7.0 Jules Colding <colding@×××××.com>