Having trouble with mouse software

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨linux@sh.itjust.works⁩

I just switched from Windows 10 to Bazzite with KDE 6. I have experience with linux before, but not as a main OS. I have a Logitech Performance MX. I used SetPoint on Windows to fine-tune things.

For some reason, my scroll wheel acts differently in almost every program. Firefox is the only one that feels normal. My scroll wheel clicks as I scroll, and in Windows that would do 3 lines up or down.

For some reason, nothing follows the clicking, so all my scrolling is super fine-grained. I tried Solaar and that gave me an option to turn off smooth scrolling, but now I need to scroll 6 or more times to see any movement. Increasing sensitivity in KDE just means after 6 times of nothing, the next one is a huge leap. There’s no middle ground it seems and I’m losing my mind trying to fix this.

Is there anything else I can do?

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rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I had the same issue with the MX Master 3S. It’s caused by the hi-res scroll wheel feature of Logitech’s HID++. If you have a Bolt dongle, try using that instead of Bluetooth.

If that’s not a fix, try blacklisting the hid-logitech-hidpp kernel module.

Arch wiki article about module blacklisting: wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_module#Blacklisti…
About kernel parameters in GRUB (should be the default option in Bazzite): wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_parameters#GRUB

The easiest way to do it in GRUB is to open the /etc/default/grub file with root privileges, find the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=…, insert module_blacklist=hid-logitech-hidpp to the end separated by a single space, save the file, then run grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg. This is assuming that Bazzite’s GRUB is configured the same way as Arch. I’ll try it in a VM and edit the comment as necessary.

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- jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  No dice :/
  
  This is my original grub file:
  
  GRUB_TIMEOUT=5 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(sed 's, release .*$,,g' /etc/system-release)" GRUB_DEFAULT=saved GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=true GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet" GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true" GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG=true
  
  I added:
  
  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="module_blacklist=hid-logitech-hidpp"
  
  and that didn’t work.
  
  I also tried this:
  
  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet" "module_blacklist=hid-logitech-hidpp"
  
  and that didn’t work.
  
  Either I’m formatting this incorrectly, or my setup is different somehow.
  
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  - rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet module_blacklist=hid-logitech-hidpp"
    
    and don’t forget to run sudo grub2-makecfg -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to apply the changes. When you reboot, press e on the GRUB screen to make sure the boot parameters are passed correctly.
    
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- jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I can’t wait to try this when I get home today. I can’t thank you enough for the details. I’ll let you know how it goes later.
  
  if you have a Bolt dongle, try using that instead of Bluetooth.
  
  I use the unifying receiver that came with the mouse.
  
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BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I believe for mouse config in all DEs there are issues with the libinput library and X11 which can somewhat limit config options. If you’re using Wayland then you should find an advanced tab in the mouse options in KDE settings app which may do what you want.

Otherwise imwheel is widely recommended command line tool. There is a comprehensive guide linked below, and the tool can be autostarted in the background once setup.

www.baeldung.com/linux/mouse-scroll-speed

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- jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  KDE switched evdev to libinput and dropped some options, including the advanced config tab in the KDE mouse settings.
  
  Here’s all the options I have:
  
  Image
  
  (Screenshot taken from my laptop, but the menu for this mouse is the same)
  
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