[NTLUG:Discuss] Logitech VX Nano Mouse
Daniel Hauck
daniel at yacg.com
Wed Jan 23 11:04:55 CST 2008
Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 10:18:17AM -0600, Daniel Hauck wrote:
>> [...]
>> I'd like to use all of the buttons and I don't seem to be able to yet
>> that I know of. (And perhaps I already am using them and it's just
>> various applications that will not see them)
>> [...]
>> So maybe the mouse is working already and it's just the software, but if
>> anyone has any ideas to try, I'm ready!
>
> Have you tried running 'xev' yet, to see if the extra buttons are
> generating any sort of event at all?
>
> I have a Logitech multimedia keyboard, and many of the buttons
> generate scancodes that the kernel doesn't recognize as valid
> scancodes. From the limited research I've done, it seems the only
> way to recognize these additional scancodes is to patch the kernel
> (or load a module or equivalent) that will honor the extra scancodes.
>
> Pm
>
Neat! I just ran it from the command line and it identifies things as
follows:
Left mouse button: Button 1
Right mouse button: Button 3
Middle mouse button: Button 2
Scroll wheel forward: Button 4
Scroll wheel backward: Button 5
Tilt wheel left: Button 6
Tilt wheel right: Button 7
Down arrow button: Button 8
up arrow button: Button 9
What a simple and interesting tool. So how can I use this information?
The relevant part of my xorg.conf file is this:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "VX Nano"
Driver "evdev"
Option "Name" "Logitech USB Receiver"
Option "Protocol" "evdev"
Option "Buttons" "9"
Option "SendCoreEvents"
Option "HWHEELRelativeAxisButtons" "7 6"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
EndSection
I got this configuration from some web site mainly focusing on the EEE
PC, but had mention of my mouse. This basically works. Perhaps it's
just the game doesn't read beyond a certain number of buttons on a mouse?
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