Comments for kenzutter.com http://kenzutter.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:05:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux by Update: Logitech LX8 in Ubuntu : Tux Tweaks http://kenzutter.com/linux/how-i-got-the-logitech-lx8-mouse-to-work-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Update: Logitech LX8 in Ubuntu : Tux Tweaks Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:05:54 +0000 http://kenzutter.com/?p=3#comment-55 [...] that had eluded me was the side scrolling with the tilt wheel. Through some information I found on fellow blogger Ken Zutter’s site, I now have my LX8 working in Ubuntu including the side scrolling feature. The key was to go back [...] [...] that had eluded me was the side scrolling with the tilt wheel. Through some information I found on fellow blogger Ken Zutter’s site, I now have my LX8 working in Ubuntu including the side scrolling feature. The key was to go back [...]

]]> Comment on How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux by Linerd http://kenzutter.com/linux/how-i-got-the-logitech-lx8-mouse-to-work-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Linerd Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:50:42 +0000 http://kenzutter.com/?p=3#comment-10 Got my side scrolling working using the "evdev" driver however the "ButtonMapping" line doesn't appear to have any effect on my machine. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04. I had to create a .Xmodmap file in my home directory to get the side scrolling going in the proper direction. I'm working on making this global. I also figured out that you can make the device configuration persistent by using the listing under /dev/input/by-id. Here's my mouse section of xorg.conf. Section "InputDevice" Identifier "LX8" Driver "evdev" Option "Device" "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-mouse" EndSection And the ServerLayout section looks like this. Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard" Inputdevice "LX8" EndSection And finally, my .Xmodmap file contains the single line: pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 Got my side scrolling working using the “evdev” driver however the “ButtonMapping” line doesn’t appear to have any effect on my machine. I’m using Ubuntu 8.04. I had to create a .Xmodmap file in my home directory to get the side scrolling going in the proper direction. I’m working on making this global.

I also figured out that you can make the device configuration persistent by using the listing under /dev/input/by-id. Here’s my mouse section of xorg.conf.
Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “LX8″
Driver “evdev”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-event-mouse”
EndSection
And the ServerLayout section looks like this.
Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Default Layout”
screen 0 “Screen0″ 0 0
Inputdevice “Generic Keyboard”
Inputdevice “LX8″
EndSection
And finally, my .Xmodmap file contains the single line:
pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9

]]> Comment on How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux by Ken http://kenzutter.com/linux/how-i-got-the-logitech-lx8-mouse-to-work-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ken Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:28:07 +0000 http://kenzutter.com/?p=3#comment-9 Side scrolling is working again. Tested in Firefox and Konqueror. I found that the mouse was no longer being identified as /dev/input/event5, but rather is coming up as /dev/input/event1 I edited xorg.conf and changed the event5 to event1 and now the side scrolling works and the back and forward buttons also work in FF. It must have happened when I moved the receiver from my usb hub to the back of my machine. It survived a reboot, so I think it will be stable now. However, if it moves around again, I will have to see if a udev rule can make it stick. Side scrolling is working again. Tested in Firefox and Konqueror.
I found that the mouse was no longer being identified as /dev/input/event5, but rather is coming up as /dev/input/event1
I edited xorg.conf and changed the event5 to event1 and now the side scrolling works and the back and forward buttons also work in FF.
It must have happened when I moved the receiver from my usb hub to the back of my machine. It survived a reboot, so I think it will be stable now. However, if it moves around again, I will have to see if a udev rule can make it stick.

]]> Comment on How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux by Ken http://kenzutter.com/linux/how-i-got-the-logitech-lx8-mouse-to-work-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Ken Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:58:48 +0000 http://kenzutter.com/?p=3#comment-8 I thought that the side scrolling was working, at least in Firefox, but now I see that is not working. I wonder what happened? I thought that the side scrolling was working, at least in Firefox, but now I see that is not working. I wonder what happened?

]]> Comment on How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux by Linerd http://kenzutter.com/linux/how-i-got-the-logitech-lx8-mouse-to-work-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Linerd Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:59:43 +0000 http://kenzutter.com/?p=3#comment-7 Thanks for the link. Were you able to get the side scrolling to work? Thanks for the link.

Were you able to get the side scrolling to work?

]]> Comment on How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux by gamer keyboard | Dell.com http://kenzutter.com/linux/how-i-got-the-logitech-lx8-mouse-to-work-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4 gamer keyboard | Dell.com Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:14:18 +0000 http://kenzutter.com/?p=3#comment-4 [...] How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux InputDevice “Generic Keyboard” #InputDevice “Configured Mouse” InputDevice “Mouse[5]” EndSection. The key was using Linerd’s button mapping option with Linux-Gamers’ xorg.conf section. Be sure that you get your own event number for the … [...] [...] How I got the Logitech LX8 Mouse to work in Linux InputDevice “Generic Keyboard” #InputDevice “Configured Mouse” InputDevice “Mouse[5]” EndSection. The key was using Linerd’s button mapping option with Linux-Gamers’ xorg.conf section. Be sure that you get your own event number for the … [...]

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