Bug#452411: closed by Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org> (Re: Bug#452411: xserver-xorg-input-evdev: Logitech MX510 USB mouse doesn't work after unplug/replug)

[Philou <philou@philou.org>]

Hello Brice,

On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:51:02 +0000
owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) wrote:

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  | which was filed against the xserver-xorg-input-evdev package:
  | 
  | #452411: xserver-xorg-input-evdev: Logitech MX510 USB mouse doesn't work after unplug/replug
  | 
  | It has been closed by Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>.
  | 
  | Their explanation is attached below.  If this explanation is
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  | From: Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>
  | To: 452411-done@bugs.debian.org
  | Subject: Re: Bug#452411: xserver-xorg-input-evdev: Logitech MX510 USB mouse doesn't work after unplug/  
  | replug
  | Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:50:15 +0100
  | User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01)
  | 
  | On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 11:38:49AM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote:
  | > On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 00:25:58 +0100, Philou wrote:
  | > When you unplug/replug the mouse, it might get a different device node,
  | > so specifying /dev/input/event3 in xorg.conf is broken.  It'd probably
  | > work if you specified a persistent path, using the symlinks under
  | > /dev/input/by-id/, or if you used X input-hotplug support with hal.  
  | 
  | I am closing this bug now since the above reply should fix it
  | and the submitter never replied.
  | 
  | Brice

hello Brice,

First sorry for the late reply, i've been more busy that i would have liked.

Well, unfortunately, i've tried what was suggested, and it didn't work, either by
id or by using the persistent path.

I've managed to get around my problem by using another mouse driver

Now here is my working xorg.conf :

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

here is my non working xorg.conf section:
	
Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Configured Mouse"
    Driver         "evdev"
    Option         "CorePointer"
    Option         "Name" "Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"
#    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/event3"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB-PS.2_Optical_Mouse-event-mouse"
    Option	   "Buttons"	"10"
    Option	   "ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
#    Option         "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
EndSection

I would gladly test other suggestions as i would like to make this work using the evdev driver.

Truly yours and merry christmas

Philippe