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Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by hnuser123456 »

fuzzfactor wrote: post #211
bayindirh wrote: post #187

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's interesting, thanks for the information. I don't use any apps with my M705s (yes, I have a couple). The user I was replying to was giving examples of mice which are in the same class with Logitech G series, this is why I directly quoted my experience with G700.

>reset to the default sensitivity and button functions if I leave them alone for a while. I need to try that. Mine is USB wired with no battery. I've got one of the lesser G USB 6-button "gaming" RGBs that was unused for well over a year. Never did try any Logi Windows apps or do any gaming either. Used as a mild-mannered office mouse instead :) A while back I started using it again, this time on a Linux PC and it st…

Some of the mice have a toggleable on-board memory mode, where you can configure profiles that are saved on the mouse. You may be able to change the default lighting pattern back.

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by FrameworkFred »

I use solaar with a mx master 3s and it's great (thumbscrolling works as it should) except the mouse battery level indicator is uncalibrated...20% at the highest, then it's quickly at 5% where it stays for-e-ver.

I gas-up my car when my tank is below 1/4, so it's a little disconcerting to have a red battery indicator with an exclamation point on it...not enough to actually want to use it with the cable plugged in, but still...

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by ssl-3 »

jerkstate wrote: post #47
gessha wrote: post #40

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Yooo, I've been so frustrated with Logitech! I have an MX Mechanical Mini keyboard and MX Ergo mouse. For some reason they don't pair to the same dongle because the dongles are different and not interchangeable. In addition, whatever dongle is plugged into the right USB-A port of my laptop always lags for some reason. Does Solaar solve those issues?

I've found that using a short usb extension cable with those wireless dongles, rather than plugging them directly into the computer, works loads better and fixed "lag" issues for me. Maybe some kind of EMF interference?

Same thing helps with USB Zigbee interfaces that use 2.4GHz.

It seems most-useful to make sure it is only a USB 2 cable, without the extra USB 3 data lines.

(USB 3 makes a ton of noise at ~2.4GHz. They could have spread out emissions and dialed them down, but they stuck them in the same trash band that microwave ovens [and mouse dongles] use because... well, it's cheaper and easier that way.]

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by burkaman »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #91
pxc wrote: post #67

Is there anything like this on Windows? Logitech mice are mostly nice, but one of their major flaws is that their macro capability is not onboard but requires some kind of supplemental software like this, so even just binding a single button to multiple keystrokes as a chord is not possible without G-Hub. Linux has stuff like Solaar and Piper/libratbagd, which is great. For macOS, it looks like SteerMouse does quite…

Their major flaw is that they purposefully use shitty switches that fail, sometimes within months. This is true even with their absurdly overpriced gaming mice. I have never had a mouse whose buttons failed until I bought a logitech. Every person I know raves about them until you ask them how many they've had to buy.

If you don't want to worry about this you can get an Asus mouse that is designed to be repairable: https://rog.asus.com/articles/gaming-keyboards-gaming-mice/g...

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by ploxiln »

jsheard wrote: post #52
adgjlsfhk1 wrote: post #49

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My one gripe with Logitech mice is that none of their "office" mice support high refresh rate polling.

Also they've been very slow to adopt optical switches compared to other brands, a handful of their high end gaming mice have them, but the vast majority of their range still uses the same old mechanical switches that tend to start erroneously double clicking after a while.

The left-click switch on my Logitech G305 started glitching-out after a couple years, particularly noticeable when trying to drag something, the drag would drop randomly in the middle. Disappointing to only last a couple years.

I found replacement switches for $10 on amazon, pre-wired with little plug, easy enough to install with just a micro-screwdriver, no soldering. This problem is common enough that there is a good selection of different switch brands/types available. Fantastic. Not disappointed at all anymore, honestly.

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by dghlsakjg »

myself248 wrote: post #25
hnuser123456 wrote: post #6

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Logitech's might be a large download, but their Windows software still seems far more optimized than Corsair's. After a few days of uptime, Corsair's processes would have nearly an hour of CPU time. Logitech's would have a couple minutes at most. I replaced all my Corsair equipment with Logitech or others after seeing that.

Why does a mouse need an app, again?

It doesn't need the app. You can use their stuff without it.

If you want to use some of their more advanced features, you need to use the app.

For example, I have it setup so that if my macbook is on, I can push my cursor to the far left of my windows screen and my mouse will automatically switch to the macbook bringing along anything in the clipboard.

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by doubled112 »

ploxiln wrote: post #235
jsheard wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also they've been very slow to adopt optical switches compared to other brands, a handful of their high end gaming mice have them, but the vast majority of their range still uses the same old mechanical switches that tend to start erroneously double clicking after a while.

The left-click switch on my Logitech G305 started glitching-out after a couple years, particularly noticeable when trying to drag something, the drag would drop randomly in the middle. Disappointing to only last a couple years. I found replacement switches for $10 on amazon, pre-wired with little plug, easy enough to install with just a micro-screwdriver, no soldering. This problem is common enough that there is a go…

I also have a G305 where the left click button wore out.

I removed a switch from the Pi 400 desktop kit mouse I had laying around and replaced it with that.

Upgraded the slider pads while I had everything apart. These actually made more of a difference than I anticipated.

Virtually brand new, although amuses me that left and right click sound different now.

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by kstrauser »

kergonath wrote: post #159
dkmar wrote: post #154

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Just switched from logi options to Steer Mouse myself. You can map the buttons and add chords. The only thing it might lack is being able to use mouse movement as a trigger (eg hold the back button and move left to change spaces). Still looking for it https://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/

SteerMouse is fantastic. I’ve been using it for about 20 years now.

I switched about a year ago. After about two days of trying it, I was throwing money at them. It's sooooo much better than Logitech's enormous blob, and actually looks/acts/feels like a Mac app. It was totally worth the small price.

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by ComputerGuru »

homebrewer wrote: post #146
bayindirh wrote: post #72

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If your mouse starts double clicking, play a game of Quake 3 for an hour, or just click a bit more aggressively for the next hour. It clears the problem, per my experience. What I understood is, the switches on these mice (I have G700) are practically abuse-proof. However, they don’t like to be used lightly and start to glitch possibly from fine dust. Using the switches more aggressively cleans them up. My first gene…

Their switches are just crap. They use Omron switches mostly due to their low cost, even on supposedly "high-end" mice. People routinely replace them with better alternatives (e.g. TTC Gold or Kailh, but there are lots of them) and get years of heavy usage after that without any problems. The switches can be obtained on aliexpress, you do need a soldering iron though.

It’s not just a soldering iron needed. I replaced the switches on my 17-year-old Logitech MX Revolution and on a newer Performance MX and the old switches are completely impossible to remove from the PCB without snipping away at them and a lot of (careful) force. However I can say that the result was worth it, no more phantom double-clicks. Mouse itself was fine.

Maybe for some of the newer mice it’s an easier ordeal, though.

Re: Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices

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Post by ComputerGuru »

Out-of-the-box Linux distributions give me a desktop notification when my 17-year-old MX mouse (connected via unifying dongle) is low on battery. Does anyone know how to get this on Windows? Nothing worse than the battery dying mid-use.
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