It appears that the mouse wheel tilt problem affects Microsoft mice specifically. I tried a Logitech Wireless Mouse today to see if it makes any difference. It did make a difference. Unlike MS Wireless Laser Mouse 5000, this Logitech mouse does work properly with Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2. The left/right mouse wheel tilt works properly in Logitech mouse.
The Logitech mouse has only "Logitech Laser" sign on it, there is no product or serial number and I am therefore unable to provide further details on the mouse hardware. dmesg reports the following: dmesg:[ 2.449193] logitech 0003:046D:C517.0002: input,hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.1/input1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/926917 Title: Mouse wheel tilt not works To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/926917/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
