[SOLVED]Detect mouse existance

GNA · 2014-03-07 17:50:06

Hey,
Is there a way to detect if my mouse is currently plugged?

I know that udev lists add and remove. But if the mouse is plugged when the system is off there is none.

Thanks for help!

Last edited by GNA (2014-03-07 19:42:47)

tomk · 2014-03-07 17:56:55

lsusb, if it's a usb mouse.

brebs · 2014-03-07 18:28:05

I disable a laptop's touchpad, if a mouse is connected, with this:

lsusb | grep -qi mouse && synclient TouchpadOff=1

GNA · 2014-03-07 19:36:54

Thank you! This completely solves my issues!
I'll add this to the wiki so others may find it.
==> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/To … _detection

Last edited by GNA (2014-03-07 19:44:52)

lahwaacz · 2014-03-07 21:13:12

@GNA: have you even tried the udev rules provided on the wiki? udev can detect device add/remove events even across suspend.

brebs · 2014-03-07 21:31:30

lahwaacz wrote:

udev can detect device add/remove events

Yes, but using lsusb *when* convenient, is easier than writing a udev rule to keep track of the USB "add" event that udev would fire at system bootup.

lahwaacz · 2014-03-07 21:49:17

brebs wrote:

lahwaacz wrote:
udev can detect device add/remove events
Yes, but using lsusb *when* convenient, is easier than writing a udev rule to keep track of the USB "add" event that udev would fire at system bootup.

Alright, I'm just saying that it is nonsense to put it into crontab: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … did=303516
The best place for such command is .xinitrc, that way you will have the touchpad turned off as soon as X starts and udev will handle future (dis)connections.

Btw, I have the following in my .xinitrc:

if [ $(ls /dev/input | grep mouse | wc -l) -gt 1 ]; then
    synclient TouchpadOff=1
fi

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#1 2014-03-07 17:50:06

[SOLVED]Detect mouse existance

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Re: [SOLVED]Detect mouse existance

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