Re: freezeups with Logitech wireless mouse

[Paul Winkler <pwink@attglobal.net>]

I have used both "woody" (xfree 4.1) and now "testing"  (Xfree 4.2) with 
the wireless logitech keyboard and mouse.  I have had no problems which 
were not resolved by pushing the reset switch on the keyboard, mouse, 
and control unit.  Each of these buttons looks different and fooled me 
for sometime - make certain you are indeed pushing all the correct 
buttons if you have trouble.

Below is how my Xf86Config-4 file (/etc/X11) is setup, the mouse wheel 
works fine.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

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Paul Winkler




On Thursday 30 January 2003 11:24 am, Bob Paige wrote:
> I purchased the Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard combo (I really like
> it) but have always had some amount of trouble with them.
>
> Under Mandrake, I could never start X with the wireless mouse
> connected. If I did, the mouse would be very jerky. Instead, I had to
> connect a wired mouse, start X, then connect the wireless mouse.
>
> Under Debian (and XFree86 4.2), if I start X with the wireless mouse
> connected, the computer freezes. I literally have to power-cycle it.
> If I start X with a wired mouse then switch, it works fine.
>
> Clearly, the mouse is the problem.
>
> Any thoughts as to how I can fix this annoyance? Granted, I don't
> reboot the machine often (this is Linux!) but if I forget to swap out
> the mouse, rebooting becomes very time-consuming.
>
> Related issue: the logitech mouse has a scroll wheel and an
> additional button for the thumb that I've never been able to get to
> work under Linux.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> - Bobman