Cordless scroll mouse for Linux

rogerdugans · 04-04-03, 08:51 PM

I want a cordless scroll mouse, preferably optical, that works in Linux.

I have a portable system built up and a Logitech cordless keyboard/mouse that work, BUT the scroll on the mouse has never worked right, even in Windows.

So I need a mouse or set that DEFINITELY works in linux. money is an object of course

, but....well, you know how that goes

Anybody have a recomendation?

Jeff Bolton · 04-05-03, 01:58 AM

well the logitech mx700 works wonders for me....scroll and all. but i paid like $60 or so on newegg. so if that's too expensive i don't have any other recommendations for you

Ghost68 · 04-05-03, 02:29 AM

whatever you get dont get a microsoft intellimouse explorer wireless the mouse just plain dont work for linux at all...

Jeff Bolton · 04-05-03, 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by Ghost68
whatever you get dont get a microsoft intellimouse explorer wireless the mouse just plain dont work for linux at all...

i wonder why

rogerdugans · 04-05-03, 12:10 PM

Hmmmmmm, I don't know......

Funny though- my MS usb optical mice work great in linux

Have to see what I can find for prices on the Logitech.
One question on it: is the power supply output voltage 12 volt?
I would want to mount that in my case for portable use

Thanks!

Frans · 04-09-03, 04:22 AM

All kind of mice is supported by linux; cordless or not cordless, USB, comport, PS/2 etc. I've not heard of any Microsoft mice not working.

cheers,
Frans

Ghost68 · 04-09-03, 07:20 PM

well i have a microsoft intellimouse wireless explorer and it doesnt work with linux... I have tried it with mandrake linux 7.0 8.0 and 9.0 no go... redhat 5, 6, 7, and 8 no go, Ii could list more but the point is it is incompatible... the only thing the mouse does is move up and down (on the screen) no matter which way you actually move the mouse and clicking either button makes it go right on the screen eventually dissapearing never to return.....

moorcito · 04-10-03, 09:29 AM

The problem with getting the scroll button to work in Linux, isn't the hardware, it's setting up the XF686Config file correctly.

Arkaine23 · 04-10-03, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by moorcito
The problem with getting the scroll button to work in Linux, isn't the hardware, it's setting up the XF686Config file correctly.

That's a big 10-4! Posting from a MS USB optical Intellimouse. Using a Logitech Cordless freedom mouse/KB at home.

Frans · 04-11-03, 06:43 AM

That weird mousebehavior(jerking cursor) is caused by specifying the wrong protocol for the mouse, I think. Play around with it.

cheers,
Frans

Gerst240 · 04-11-03, 11:05 AM

i am using the logitech mx700 so far i have used it with mandrake and suse and it has worked fine

04-04-03, 08:51 PM	Thread Starter #1
rogerdugans Linux challenged Senior, not that it stops me... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Corner of No and Where	Cordless scroll mouse for Linux I want a cordless scroll mouse, preferably optical, that works in Linux. I have a portable system built up and a Logitech cordless keyboard/mouse that work, BUT the scroll on the mouse has never worked right, even in Windows. So I need a mouse or set that DEFINITELY works in linux. money is an object of course , but....well, you know how that goes Anybody have a recomendation? __________________ Still overclocked and running linux on watercooled computers after all these years.
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04-05-03, 01:58 AM	#2
Jeff Bolton Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Middle Peninsula Virginia	well the logitech mx700 works wonders for me....scroll and all. but i paid like $60 or so on newegg. so if that's too expensive i don't have any other recommendations for you
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04-05-03, 02:29 AM	#3
Ghost68 Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern California, USA	whatever you get dont get a microsoft intellimouse explorer wireless the mouse just plain dont work for linux at all... __________________ Mobile Barton 2400+ 2.0ghz (15 * 133MHZ) @ 4000+ 2.5ghz (10.5X * 238MHZ) 2v \| Thermalright AX-7 w/ Delta 68 \| Abit NF7S Rev2 512mb Corsair XMS PC3200 (DDR 400) @ >PC3700 (DDR 476) Optorite 8x+-R 4x+-RW \| Western Digital 100GB SE Harddrive \| Maxtor 160GB SE Harddrive Ati Radeon 9700 PRO 128mb 19" NEC MultiSync 97F / 17" KDS Avitron a7tf both 1280x768 85hz DigiDoc 5 Logitech z-540 Speakers Natural Keyboard Pro Logitech MX700 Mouse (have the Wireless Desktop but the keyboard is crap) Temps: High but stable.... (roughly translated IMMMMM MEEEEEELLLLLLTTTTTIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG)
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04-05-03, 12:10 PM	Thread Starter #5
rogerdugans Linux challenged Senior, not that it stops me... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Corner of No and Where	Hmmmmmm, I don't know...... Funny though- my MS usb optical mice work great in linux Have to see what I can find for prices on the Logitech. One question on it: is the power supply output voltage 12 volt? I would want to mount that in my case for portable use Thanks! __________________ Still overclocked and running linux on watercooled computers after all these years. Last edited by rogerdugans; 04-05-03 at 12:15 PM.
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04-09-03, 04:22 AM	#6
Frans Registered Join Date: Jan 2003	All kind of mice is supported by linux; cordless or not cordless, USB, comport, PS/2 etc. I've not heard of any Microsoft mice not working. cheers, Frans
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04-09-03, 07:20 PM	#7
Ghost68 Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern California, USA	well i have a microsoft intellimouse wireless explorer and it doesnt work with linux... I have tried it with mandrake linux 7.0 8.0 and 9.0 no go... redhat 5, 6, 7, and 8 no go, Ii could list more but the point is it is incompatible... the only thing the mouse does is move up and down (on the screen) no matter which way you actually move the mouse and clicking either button makes it go right on the screen eventually dissapearing never to return..... __________________ Mobile Barton 2400+ 2.0ghz (15 * 133MHZ) @ 4000+ 2.5ghz (10.5X * 238MHZ) 2v \| Thermalright AX-7 w/ Delta 68 \| Abit NF7S Rev2 512mb Corsair XMS PC3200 (DDR 400) @ >PC3700 (DDR 476) Optorite 8x+-R 4x+-RW \| Western Digital 100GB SE Harddrive \| Maxtor 160GB SE Harddrive Ati Radeon 9700 PRO 128mb 19" NEC MultiSync 97F / 17" KDS Avitron a7tf both 1280x768 85hz DigiDoc 5 Logitech z-540 Speakers Natural Keyboard Pro Logitech MX700 Mouse (have the Wireless Desktop but the keyboard is crap) Temps: High but stable.... (roughly translated IMMMMM MEEEEEELLLLLLTTTTTIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG)
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04-10-03, 09:29 AM	#8
moorcito Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Chicago, IL	The problem with getting the scroll button to work in Linux, isn't the hardware, it's setting up the XF686Config file correctly.
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04-11-03, 06:43 AM	#10
Frans Registered Join Date: Jan 2003	That weird mousebehavior(jerking cursor) is caused by specifying the wrong protocol for the mouse, I think. Play around with it. cheers, Frans
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04-11-03, 11:05 AM	#11
Gerst240 Member Join Date: May 2002	i am using the logitech mx700 so far i have used it with mandrake and suse and it has worked fine
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