Re: logitech mouseMan wheel doesn't work with 2.6.5

Erik Steffl
2004-04-20T19:06:27Z

Craig Bradney wrote:
> I've got 4 PCs all with logitech cordless optical mice.. all work
> perfectly with Gentoo dev sources 2.6.5.. as well as 2.6.3, 2.6.1 etc

can you please send:

- related parts kernel config
- usb or ps2 port?
- which device (/dev/input or /dev/psaux or...)

is it stock kernel or does gentoo provide any patches?

thanks,

erik

>
> Craig
>
> On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 17:22, Paul Rolland wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>
>>> it looks that after update to 2.6.5 kernel (debian source
>>>package but
>>>I guess it would be the same with stock 2.6.5) the mouse
>>>wheel and side
>>>button on Logitech Cordless MouseMan Wheel mouse do not work.
>>
>>I've got a new mouse with a wheel, and I've got the same problem,
>>though I can't tell if it was working before...
>>
>>
>>>Here's the most basic/simple situation/symptoms:
>>>
>>> I stop X, read bytes from /dev/psaux (c program, using open and
>>>read). for each mouse action there are few bytes read, usually number
>>
>>Could you provide me with the program so that I can test too ?
>>
>>
>>> BTW X windows is confused in the same way (I guess because that's
>>>what it gets from kernel driver - using xev I found that it
>>>thinks the
>>>sidebutton is button 2 and that turning the wheel is not an
>>>event at all).
>>
>>Got the same : wheel is no-op :-(
>>
>>I guess I should try a stock 2.4.x kernel to see if it working or
>>not...
>>
>>Regards,
>>Paul
>>
>>
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