Need to get Logitech Mx rev mouse to work properly

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Need to get Logitech Mx rev mouse to work properly

Post by slope »

I have googled and then I found http://rootsmith.ca/mxrev-linux.html how-to article.
I tried to follow step by step guide but when I try to paste the comand in the terminal window I get this msg:

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bash: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Permission denied
How do I get permission? Is there any other ways to edit the file then via terminal? Could it be edited without the terminal?
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Husse

Re: Need to get Logitech Mx rev mouse to work properly

Post by Husse »

Permission denied is almost always that you did not use sudo
The guide you found is not specifically for *buntu so you need to take that into account
So

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gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
in gnome or

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kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
in KDE
For xfce you would use mousepad
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Re: Need to get Logitech Mx rev mouse to work properly

Post by MagnusB »

You need btnx, to assign the correct actions to the buttons. If you get it working without dual assignment, I am interesting to hear how!
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Tomas

Re: Need to get Logitech Mx rev mouse to work properly

Post by Tomas »

This configuration gave me button 1, 2, 3, scrollwheel (4,5) and thumbbuttons 6 and 7.
Button 6 = Back buttong in Firefox (the one I was after)

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Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"	"ExplorerPS/2"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"false"
	Option		"Buttons" "7"
	Option		"ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Guest

Re: Need to get Logitech Mx rev mouse to work properly

Post by Guest »

Thanks for the info Thomas. It worked fine for me too. I did have to reboot. This "back button" was the thing I missed most with Daryna. It worked out of the box with MiniMe.......Sloto
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