logitech mx510

From: Roberto Winter (rhwinter_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/26/05

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    Hi all! I need some mousing help... here we go:

    I recently bought a Logitech MX510 optical mouse and I am having
    difficulties to set it up on Debian. I'm on unstable (sarge) using
    kernel 2.6.9.
    I found some information on how to do it, but none of them worked. Is
    there anyone who successfully did it?

    I followed this:
    http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=46
    and perhaps there is a clue here:
    http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/303458

    Is 'evedev' included in Debian's X package? I think that the problem
    might reside there... but the error messages given by xfree don't
    indicate that. I also found this post:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=20094
    which apparently indicates that someone could install this mouse with
    all the fancy extras.

    The bizarre thing is I'm always getting "xev" output as if the mouse
    had only 7 buttons... That is, in 'XF86Config-4' under 'Section
    "InputDevice"' it makes no difference if I put:

    Option "Buttons" "7"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

    or

    Option "Buttons" "10"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "9 10"

    That is, it makes, but for the worse! In the first case I don't get
    all buttons working, the extra ones are seen as if they were buttons
    1,4 or 5.... which is bad, because I already have buttons 4 and 5
    assigned to the wheel.
    On the second case the wheel does not work, despite xev's output
    giving the wheel Buttons 9 and 10!!! And buttons 4 and 5 (according to
    xev) work as wheels. Either way, I also get some repetitions, that is
    the extra ones are again seen as if they were buttons 1,4 or 5. I
    think that this could be related to the fact that I'm not using the
    correct driver, since to make it work I use:
    Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

    So, which _is_ the correct driver??

    THANKS a lot for any light you can shed on this one!!

    Oh and PLEASE, if you answer this, cc a copy to me since I don't
    subscribe to the list. Thanks again.

    Roberto.

    Some information:
    ==================
    my XF86Config-4 entry:
    Section "InputDevice"
            Identifier "Configured Mouse"
            Driver "mouse"
            Option "CorePointer"
            Option "Protocol" "evdev"
            Option "Dev Name" "Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse" #
    cat /proc/bus/input/devices
            Option "Dev Phys" "usb-0000:00:10.1-1/input0" # cat
    /proc/bus/input/devices
            Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" # (/dev/input/event0
    also appears to work)
            Option "Buttons" "10"
            Option "ZAxisMapping" "9 10"
            Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
            Option "AngleOffset" "-32" # what the hell is this?!?
            Option "Resolution" "800" # does this work?
    EndSection
    ====================
    $ cat /proc/bus/input/devices
    I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
    N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
    P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
    H: Handlers=kbd
    B: EV=120013
    B: KEY=4 2000000 3802078 f840d001 f2ffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
    B: MSC=10
    B: LED=7

    I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c01d Version=2100
    N: Name="Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"
    P: Phys=usb-0000:00:10.1-1/input0
    H: Handlers=mouse1
    B: EV=f
    B: KEY=ff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    B: REL=103
    B: ABS=300 0
    =====================
    # dmesg | grep usb
    usb 3-1: new low speed USB device using address 3
    input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on
    usb-0000:00:10.1-1
    =====================
    no output from: $ sudo strings /usr/X11R6/bin/X | grep evdev
    =====================
    xfree log errors:
    (**) Option "Protocol" "evdev"
    (**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: evdev
    (**) Option "CorePointer"
    (**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
    (**) Option "Buttons" "10"
    (**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
    (**) Option "AngleOffset" "-32"
    (**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "9 10"
    (**) Configured Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 9 and 10
    (**) Configured Mouse: Buttons: 10
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "evdev brain" (type: evdev brain)
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
    (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
    (**) Option "Dev Name" "Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"
    (**) Option "Dev Phys" "usb-0000:00:10.1-1/input0"
    (EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
    No core pointer

    Fatal server error:
    failed to initialize core devices 

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