Problems with MX 3000

virus2547 · 08-16-2005, 05:47 PM

For last 3 hours I've been trying to get my logitech MX 3000 to work with linux. Now there wouldn't be any problem if the ps2 mouse port in my computer wasn't dead. So I'll have to use MX 3000 in usb mode since logitech in all it's wisdom didn't give a choice to use ps2 for keyboard and usb for mouse

You either use usb for both or ps2 for both.

I'm kinda desperate now, googling gives me no results whatsoever about getting MX 3000 to work with linux.

Here's the output from lsusb -vv, I don't have output of dmesg since I'm on windows now and booting to linux requires me to get another keyboard.

Code:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceSubClass         0 Unused
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x0000 
  idProduct          0x0000 
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           0 
  iProduct                2 USB OHCI Root Hub
  iSerial                 1 f8e60000
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           25
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x40
      Self Powered
    MaxPower                0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         9 Hub
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 Unused
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0002  bytes 2 twice
        bInterval             255

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c293 Logitech, Inc. WingMan Formula Force GP
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x046d Logitech, Inc.
  idProduct          0xc293 WingMan Formula Force GP
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           4 Logitech Inc.
  iProduct               32 WingMan Formula Force GP
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           41
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
    MaxPower               80mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Devices
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 No Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 None
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  bytes 8 once
        bInterval              10
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  bytes 8 once
        bInterval              10
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.00
          bCountryCode           33 US
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      85

So anyone have any suggestion about how I might get it to work or should I just bang my head to the wall and use some crappy keyboard and mouse I can dig up?

Oh and I'm using Slackware 10 with 2.4.26 kernel

EDIT: This came in to my mind, sometimes laptops have ps2 dividers which allows you to connect mouse and keyboard to one ps2 port, anybody have ideas if that would work?