Rotating Mouse Device

Falcata · 2008-04-06 16:11:04

Each time I restart or turn on my computer (which happens more than I would like), the device mapped to my mouse changes randomly, ranging from input3, input4, and input6. And so, each time I log on, I have to look up /proc/bus/input/devices to figure out which device my mouse is mapped to (listed as "Logitech USB RECEIVER"), modify the mouse entry in xorg.conf, and then restart X. Is there some way I can correct this problem, or at least handle it automatically?

EDIT: Actually, the device ranges from input1, input6, and all of the ones in between.

Last edited by Falcata (2008-04-06 16:19:23)

dabski · 2008-04-10 02:28:57

I used to get this problem with the evdev driver because most of the guides on how to setup evdev in xorg show you the wrong way to do it. I now use evdev configured for auto detection and it works like a charm.
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Advanced_M … odetection

Last edited by dabski (2008-04-10 02:30:27)

brebs · 2008-04-10 02:38:13

Use in xorg.conf:
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

This is with Driver "mouse", rather than evdev.

Last edited by brebs (2008-04-10 02:39:29)

Falcata · 2008-04-22 00:43:51

Well, I tried dabski's solution, and it didn't work. Upon restarting X, the screen switched over to vc1 because xorg had failed to start. Are there any other ways to get extra mouse buttons working, other than evdev?

dabski · 2008-04-22 00:50:21

Not that I am aware of. Maybe you should look at the error log and try fixing the problem instead of just giving up? If you can't fix it post the log and maybe someone on the forums will have a solution.

perost · 2008-04-22 10:46:19

Check out btnx and btnx-config in AUR. I had a problem with my Logitech G7, since the mouse and the usb reciever are almost identical in /proc/bus/input/devices, and I couldn't get udev to separate them. evdev auto configuration also didn't work. But then I found btnx instead. Just remove everything mouse-related from xorg.conf and configure the mouse with btnx-config instead, and it should work.

Falcata · 2008-04-22 22:58:10

BTNX seems to have worked real well. I had tried it before and it didn't work, though. I can't help but wonder if that was because I had set evdev as my driver, causing it to interfere.

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Rotating Mouse Device

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