Re: Which xorg driver/setup to use to get all the buttons for a Logitech MX518
Ahh! Thanks! Which port would you recommend for xorg7? It's not in devel or x11. I have 6.9 running now, and the install did go smoothly, so I'm willing to try a 7 install. Having all of these buttons work properly is probably the last step I would need to make a full and confortable switch completely from Windows to BSD :-) thanks, -Jim On 5/19/06, Marshall Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim, I was catching up on my freebsd lists, and saw this... Note that you can't use evdev unless you're using Xorg 7, as far as I know. Once you're on xorg7, you can use evdev as the driver for your mouse, and things Should Just Work. See this guide: http://floam.sh.nu/guides/mx1000 HTH, Marshall On Mar 31, 2006, at 8:14 PM, Jim Stapleton wrote: > I have IMWheel installed and setup, and below is the mouse setting for > my xorg.conf file, however. Buttons 1-7 work just perfectly, however, > 8 mimics the wheel-down, and 9 and 10 refuse to do anything, no > matther what I do with imwheel or the utility that lets me remap the > buttons > > Oh, and I was wrong in an earlier post, it isn't the driver that they > posted and I couldn't use, it was the protocol (ignore my terminology, > and not the sample mouse-config part with "evdev" in it). > > current mouse section of xorg.conf > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse0" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "auto" > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > Option "Buttons" "10" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > > > ~/.imwheelrc > > none, Thumb1, Alt_R|Left > none, Thumb2, Alt_R|Right > none, Left, Alt_R|Left > none, Right, Alt_R|Right > > > ~/.xsession and ~/.xinitrc > > exec startkde > imwheel -k -b "6789" & > > > > I've tried using every variant of xmodmap that I could to alter the > mapping of 6-10, however, nothing gets buttons other than 6 and 7 to > work properly, and one of the others (I suspect it's 8) to mimic a > completely different button. Unfortunately, button 7 is the only > button that I don't like usin gon this mouse (hard to twist my hand to > press it). > > By "not work properly", I mean that in any mapping other than the > default, (except reversing 6 and 7) with xmodmap, the buttons either > do nothing (normally), or act in a manner not previously specifice > (usually by mimicking a scroll up or down button). Mapping 9 and 10 > into the place of 6 and 7 (i.e. ' xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 > 8 6 7" ' or ' xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 6 7 8" ') ensures > that no buttons beyond 5 work. > > I strongly suspect that signals from buttons 8-10 aren't reaching the > software that handles them properly. 8 is either being misread or sent > wrong, 9 and 10 appear to simply be dropped. > > Thanks, > -Jim > > > > > > On 3/31/06, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Jim Stapleton wrote: >> >>> Aye, it's got a lot of buttons, and I've tried transferring >>> several of >>> the config settings, however, none of the drivers they pointed to >>> seem >>> to exist in BSD, and they also pointed to devices, again nonexistant >>> in bsd. >>> >>> example, one involves the following: >>> >>> Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1" >>> Option "Protocol" "evdev" >>> >>> >>> If I try to use evdev, x refuses to start, and says said module does >>> not exist in the log file. The other variants I've seen have similar >>> modules that I can't find and won't load. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -Jim >>> >>> >>> >>> On 3/31/06, Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:13:49 -0500 "Jim Stapleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've googled the problem in general, tried looking around xorg and > this site, but I couldn't find any useful information on > getting my > MX518 working with all of it's buttons in BSD (were I to downgrade > back to Linux, I could, but I'd rather not do that, ports is > much more > useful than the extra three buttons). > > Hey Jim i suppose this is a logitech mouse with lots of buttons? if you know it works with linux, why not transfer the config from linux to freebsd? (u dont need to install anything, just try knoppix). It should work out of the box (I believe moused is same across platforms, and xorg shouldn't worry too much about what OS it's being used under). otherwise, have u read man moused ? beto >> Many people in Linux (at least), use imwheel for utilizing all >> mouse >> buttons on their mice, unless they use an internal X program to >> set the >> values for 'key strokes' obtained from the mouse by themselves >> (kind of >> a royal pain
Re: Which xorg driver/setup to use to get all the buttons for a Logitech MX518
I have IMWheel installed and setup, and below is the mouse setting for my xorg.conf file, however. Buttons 1-7 work just perfectly, however, 8 mimics the wheel-down, and 9 and 10 refuse to do anything, no matther what I do with imwheel or the utility that lets me remap the buttons Oh, and I was wrong in an earlier post, it isn't the driver that they posted and I couldn't use, it was the protocol (ignore my terminology, and not the sample mouse-config part with "evdev" in it). current mouse section of xorg.conf Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "Buttons" "10" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection ~/.imwheelrc none, Thumb1, Alt_R|Left none, Thumb2, Alt_R|Right none, Left, Alt_R|Left none, Right, Alt_R|Right ~/.xsession and ~/.xinitrc exec startkde imwheel -k -b "6789" & I've tried using every variant of xmodmap that I could to alter the mapping of 6-10, however, nothing gets buttons other than 6 and 7 to work properly, and one of the others (I suspect it's 8) to mimic a completely different button. Unfortunately, button 7 is the only button that I don't like usin gon this mouse (hard to twist my hand to press it). By "not work properly", I mean that in any mapping other than the default, (except reversing 6 and 7) with xmodmap, the buttons either do nothing (normally), or act in a manner not previously specifice (usually by mimicking a scroll up or down button). Mapping 9 and 10 into the place of 6 and 7 (i.e. ' xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 8 6 7" ' or ' xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 6 7 8" ') ensures that no buttons beyond 5 work. I strongly suspect that signals from buttons 8-10 aren't reaching the software that handles them properly. 8 is either being misread or sent wrong, 9 and 10 appear to simply be dropped. Thanks, -Jim On 3/31/06, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim Stapleton wrote: > > >Aye, it's got a lot of buttons, and I've tried transferring several of > >the config settings, however, none of the drivers they pointed to seem > >to exist in BSD, and they also pointed to devices, again nonexistant > >in bsd. > > > >example, one involves the following: > > > >Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1" > >Option "Protocol" "evdev" > > > > > >If I try to use evdev, x refuses to start, and says said module does > >not exist in the log file. The other variants I've seen have similar > >modules that I can't find and won't load. > > > >Thanks, > >-Jim > > > > > > > >On 3/31/06, Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:13:49 -0500 > >>"Jim Stapleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I've googled the problem in general, tried looking around xorg and > >>>this site, but I couldn't find any useful information on getting my > >>>MX518 working with all of it's buttons in BSD (were I to downgrade > >>>back to Linux, I could, but I'd rather not do that, ports is much more > >>>useful than the extra three buttons). > >>> > >>> > >>Hey Jim > >>i suppose this is a logitech mouse with lots of buttons? if you know it > >>works with linux, why not transfer the config from linux to freebsd? (u > >>dont need to install anything, just try knoppix). It should work out of > >>the box (I believe moused is same across platforms, and xorg shouldn't > >>worry too much about what OS it's being used under). > >> > >>otherwise, have u read man moused ? > >> > >>beto > >> > Many people in Linux (at least), use imwheel for utilizing all mouse > buttons on their mice, unless they use an internal X program to set the > values for 'key strokes' obtained from the mouse by themselves (kind of > a royal pain, if you ask me). Try searching for "imwheel gentoo" on > google if imwheel's included in ports (don't have my FreeBSD machine in > front of me right now to verify). > Also, if you're looking for the codes for your mouse's buttons, try > using xev. > -Garrett > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Which xorg driver/setup to use to get all the buttons for a Logitech MX518
Jim Stapleton wrote: Aye, it's got a lot of buttons, and I've tried transferring several of the config settings, however, none of the drivers they pointed to seem to exist in BSD, and they also pointed to devices, again nonexistant in bsd. example, one involves the following: Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1" Option "Protocol" "evdev" If I try to use evdev, x refuses to start, and says said module does not exist in the log file. The other variants I've seen have similar modules that I can't find and won't load. Thanks, -Jim On 3/31/06, Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:13:49 -0500 "Jim Stapleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I've googled the problem in general, tried looking around xorg and this site, but I couldn't find any useful information on getting my MX518 working with all of it's buttons in BSD (were I to downgrade back to Linux, I could, but I'd rather not do that, ports is much more useful than the extra three buttons). Hey Jim i suppose this is a logitech mouse with lots of buttons? if you know it works with linux, why not transfer the config from linux to freebsd? (u dont need to install anything, just try knoppix). It should work out of the box (I believe moused is same across platforms, and xorg shouldn't worry too much about what OS it's being used under). otherwise, have u read man moused ? beto Many people in Linux (at least), use imwheel for utilizing all mouse buttons on their mice, unless they use an internal X program to set the values for 'key strokes' obtained from the mouse by themselves (kind of a royal pain, if you ask me). Try searching for "imwheel gentoo" on google if imwheel's included in ports (don't have my FreeBSD machine in front of me right now to verify). Also, if you're looking for the codes for your mouse's buttons, try using xev. -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Which xorg driver/setup to use to get all the buttons for a Logitech MX518
Aye, it's got a lot of buttons, and I've tried transferring several of the config settings, however, none of the drivers they pointed to seem to exist in BSD, and they also pointed to devices, again nonexistant in bsd. example, one involves the following: Option "Device" "/dev/input/event1" Option "Protocol" "evdev" If I try to use evdev, x refuses to start, and says said module does not exist in the log file. The other variants I've seen have similar modules that I can't find and won't load. Thanks, -Jim On 3/31/06, Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:13:49 -0500 > "Jim Stapleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've googled the problem in general, tried looking around xorg and > > this site, but I couldn't find any useful information on getting my > > MX518 working with all of it's buttons in BSD (were I to downgrade > > back to Linux, I could, but I'd rather not do that, ports is much more > > useful than the extra three buttons). > > > Hey Jim > i suppose this is a logitech mouse with lots of buttons? if you know it > works with linux, why not transfer the config from linux to freebsd? (u > dont need to install anything, just try knoppix). It should work out of > the box (I believe moused is same across platforms, and xorg shouldn't > worry too much about what OS it's being used under). > > otherwise, have u read man moused ? > > beto > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Which xorg driver/setup to use to get all the buttons for a Logitech MX518
On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:13:49 -0500 "Jim Stapleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've googled the problem in general, tried looking around xorg and > this site, but I couldn't find any useful information on getting my > MX518 working with all of it's buttons in BSD (were I to downgrade > back to Linux, I could, but I'd rather not do that, ports is much more > useful than the extra three buttons). Hey Jim i suppose this is a logitech mouse with lots of buttons? if you know it works with linux, why not transfer the config from linux to freebsd? (u dont need to install anything, just try knoppix). It should work out of the box (I believe moused is same across platforms, and xorg shouldn't worry too much about what OS it's being used under). otherwise, have u read man moused ? beto ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Which xorg driver/setup to use to get all the buttons for a Logitech MX518
Hello, I had this listed in my question about the appropriate format to ask many questions (which was answered this morning by a general question format post to the group). At any rate, I figured I'd make a fresh-clean question post that was less unpleasnt, and here it is. I've googled the problem in general, tried looking around xorg and this site, but I couldn't find any useful information on getting my MX518 working with all of it's buttons in BSD (were I to downgrade back to Linux, I could, but I'd rather not do that, ports is much more useful than the extra three buttons). At any rate, could someone tell me what driver to use, and what device to point it to? Right now I just have the xorg defualt setup, with the options to tell it to use the scroll wheel and 10 buttons (although it's only able to handle 7). Thanks, -Jim Stapleton ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
