Logitech MX518 mouse does not work completely
Bug #47579 reported by
Nicholas Allen
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #42678: Need input-hotplug - solves Logitech MX500 mouse forward/back buttons not detected.
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Bug Description
I have an Logitech MX518 mouse and the thumb buttons do not work at all. I did manage to get it all working on Breezy but I have done a fresh install and can't remember how...
But it is possible to get them all working in Linux and I don't think the user should have to go through the hassle I once did to achieve this. It should just work out of the box.
I had to install a package that converts the mouse keys to keyboard events (I forgot its name sorry) and then make changes to my xorg.conf file. I guess this package should be installed by default because these multibutton mice are becoming very common now.
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| Nicholas Allen (nick-allen) wrote | #1 |
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| Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote | #2 |
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| importance: | Medium → Wishlist |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
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| Fred (eldmannen+launchpad) wrote | #3 |
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Ok I worked out what is needed. It must be possible to make this process easy for users though - my mum could never do this!
The program imwheel and needs to be installed. Then the following needs to be in ~/.imwheelrc:
".*"
None, Thumb1, Alt_L|Left
None, Thumb2, Alt_L|Right