Re: [BUG] [input] Sometimes mouse gets detected as PS2++ LogitechMouse instead of ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse

From: Jiri Kosina
Date: Fri Jun 12 2009 - 10:51:38 EST



[ added linux-input@ to CC ]

On Fri, 12 Jun 2009, Paul Menzel wrote:

> arbitrarily (I would say every two month) my Logitech Cordless MouseMan
> Wheel gets detected as (in dmesg)
>
> PS2++ Logitech Mouse
>
> instead of
>
> ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse.

It would be nice if you could capture the dmesg output with i8042.debug
command-line from the situation the mouse gets mis-detected. But I
understand that with so low frequency of occurence, that would be a major
pain.

[ left the rest of the message for linux-input@ ]

>
> I notice this, if the scroll wheel does not work under X. Doing `sudo
> rmmod psmouse` and `sudo modprobe psmouse` fixes the issue for me in
> this (boot) session.

>
> I have not found the reason for this and am not able to reproduce this.
> As written this issue pops up arbitrarily.
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux x 2.6.29-1-amd64 #1 SMP Fri Apr 17 16:26:42 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> $ lsmod | grep mouse
> psmouse 41548 0
>
> $ dmesg # excerpt
> [?]
> [ 1.021991] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /devices/virtual/input/input0
> [ 1.022270] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f03:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
> [ 1.022734] serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> [ 1.022797] serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> [ 1.028167] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> [?]
> [ 25.007328] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input5
> [ 25.754932] input: PS2++ Logitech Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6
> [?]
> # after doing `sudo rmmod psmouse` and `sudo modprobe psmouse`
> [ 1159.636233] input: ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7
>
> $ diff -u /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old /var/log/Xorg.0.log | less # old is the ?good? version with scroll wheel working
>
> (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
> (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
> (**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
> -(II) config/hal: Adding input device ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: always reports core events
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
> -(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
> -(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
> -(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
> -(II) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: Configuring as mouse
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
> -(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
> -(**) ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
> +(II) config/hal: Adding input device PS2++ Logitech Mouse
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: always reports core events
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
> +(II) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
> +(II) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
> +(II) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: Configuring as mouse
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
> +(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS2++ Logitech Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
> +(**) PS2++ Logitech Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
> (II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
> (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
> (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
>
>
> Do you know what could causing this? If I can provide more information,
> just tell me what.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>


--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs

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