well, i don't know how evtest works... guest@macbook_mint1 ~ $ evtest /dev/mouse evtest: No such file or directory guest@macbook_mint1 ~ $ evtest /dev/psaux evtest: Permission denied You do not have access to /dev/psaux. Try running as root instead. guest@macbook_mint1 ~ $ sudo !! sudo evtest /dev/psaux [sudo] password for guest: evtest: can't get version: Inappropriate ioctl for device guest@macbook_mint1 ~ $
anyway, i'm starting to think this a4tech x755k mouse is a programable one, which acts as both mouse and keyboard ( btw, OSX 10.4.11 (dual-boot with Ubuntu and Mint) recognized it as a keyboard...) - and the box and pdf manual says it has a 16kb memory for storing key combos and macros (which would be great for using on Blender, window managers, etc..), sent by a mswindows-only (argh...) editor which doesn't works decently on wine - but i have no idea about how it works, since i'm more comfortable with those common 3-button mices with wheel if this issue is related to another tool (for linux, on terminal or gui), for sending some binary information (key combos, macros, etc.) to these mices, please let me know what should be used... thanks a lot and cheers, p. On 7/28/11, Peter Hutterer <peter.hutte...@who-t.net> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 09:12:58PM +0100, Paulo Silva wrote: >> i found somewhere that the mouse on gnu/linux is drived over x.org >> the problem is i can't configure the extra mouse buttons from x-755k >> a4tech >> >> the usual left+right+wheel buttons are working fine, but... >> >> http://loadsys.pt/images/A4Tech_X-755K.jpg >> >> from the picture above we see a thumb 'button' with 5 buttons - the >> red one in the center, and a directional one around it >> >> the wheel can also be slided to left and right, what means two more >> buttons >> >> counting them, there are 7 customizable buttons i can't use on >> gnu-linux - i tried editing xorg.conf , or using btnx or imwheel, >> unsuccessfully > > do these buttons send events? what's the evtest output for those? > > Cheers, > Peter > -- Don't give Microsoft the remote control. Don't use Windows 7. <http://windows7sins.org> _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.freedesktop.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: arch...@mail-archive.com