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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 HeavyStorm »

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?

My mouse have loads of features like programmable buttons. I don't think it should be memory resident - probably could work by opening, configuring, saving to firmware and shutting down, but at least its existence is justified. Wasn't it shit, I would be OK with it.

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

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Post by brewtide »

sirsinsalot wrote: post #249
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.

I found the Logitech software absolutely horrid, and a massive resource hog. There was weird agent software hogging CPU and using memory. Also, why does my mouse config software need AI features? Uninstalled.

Same. It also, on install, turned on a feature letting me know caps pick on/off every time I hit it ,but on the screen. It drove me nuts until I finally realized it started after installing...

My new mouse. No need Logitech. It's a mouse.

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

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Post by Brian_K_White »

nosrepa wrote: post #119
Brian_K_White wrote: post #68

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No, all features are not exposed by the generic drivers. And the extra features aren't just "who cares" goofy things. For instance, my mouse has a wheel which is also the middle button. To press the middle mouse button, you click the wheel as if it were a button. It also has another little middle button right in line with the wheel. That other button does not generate any scan codes or hid events. All that button doe…

G502

MX Anywhere, but G502 looks like it has the same thing.

Keyboard was G915 TKL. I didn't keep using it though. What I really want is a tenkeyless mx keys, but failing that I'm using a full mx keys.

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

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Post by 0points »

ninkendo wrote: post #247
0points wrote: post #192

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May I suggest you use the bolt receiver instead of bluetooth, and you will have a much more reliable connection.

Using Linux with an MX Master 3S, I see noticeable lag sometimes when moving the mouse cursor around when using the bolt receiver. Using regular Bluetooth gives me no issues.

Parent had this exact issue: > getting repeatedly frustrated with bluetooth connection issues

My suggestion to use the bolt reciever was in response to that.

Why you suggest to me and parent to just forget about it because you have such great experience is depressing to me.

I have the MX Master 3 and MX Keys Mini. Using Solaar on Linux for 2.5 years without a single issue.

I did have more issues using pure bluetooth with an external bt antenna (intel bluetooth hardware).

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

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Post by 0points »

jwr wrote: post #194
0points wrote: post #192

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May I suggest you use the bolt receiver instead of bluetooth, and you will have a much more reliable connection.

That might be true for Windows, on Mac OS I get perfectly reliable connections (years of usage with multiple mice) with Bluetooth. And I don't have to use any stupid dongles.

I wouldn't know.

This thread is about Solaar and i suggested parent try the reciever to resolve their bad connectivity.

You telling us that your macbook is great helps who exactly?

I am a solaar user on arch linux, btw ;-)

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

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Post by fuzzfactor »

hnuser123456 wrote: post #231
fuzzfactor wrote: post #211

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>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.

Gonna have to update the apps on both Linux and Windows and give it a try :)

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

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Post by toinebeg »

I hurt my right wrist on a bike fall, it's long term injury. I found that my left hand is much more compliant with touchpads than mice so I found an old Logitech T650 in second hands.

With solaar on Linux, the thing work flawlessly. On Windowsthe device is not supported by the official firmware so no gesture or click. It's a shame !

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

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Post by [deleted] »

vladvasiliu wrote: post #184
bayindirh wrote: post #177

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> because the wheel could not be programmed to control the sound volume. If that's your biggest gripe with Logitech, then I can say they're pretty successful. Personally, I'd not prefer to reach to my mouse just for volume, but everyone is to their own. > A true programmable mouse doesn't need software running in the background. Logitech Mice doesn't need the application to run in the background. I'm using my G700's…

Logitech G mice dont need the app, but regular ones do. My Mx master 3s and Mx ergo reset to the default sensitivity and button functions if I leave them alone for a while.

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

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Post by yndoendo »

bayindirh wrote: post #177
yndoendo wrote: post #137

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All programmable mice store their settings on the device itself, like Roccat and Razer. A true programmable mouse doesn't need software running in the background. A configuration application that needs to continue running is now just a background service running in user mode and not a true configuration application. Roccat user because of the size of the mouse is bigger than others and all the buttons can be reprogra…

> because the wheel could not be programmed to control the sound volume. If that's your biggest gripe with Logitech, then I can say they're pretty successful. Personally, I'd not prefer to reach to my mouse just for volume, but everyone is to their own. > A true programmable mouse doesn't need software running in the background. Logitech Mice doesn't need the application to run in the background. I'm using my G700's…

My hand is on my mouse so often that is quicker to use the wheel as volume control, with a meta mouse button to switch between page scrolling and volume scrolling.

This is not only useful in games to increase or decrease the sound in real-time while to shunt loud sounds and to improve hearing the environment you are in. It is also useful in business. Quickly controlling the volume when a person interrupts.

*Note that the scroll wheel secondary meta key is used as volume control. Primary function without active meta is page scrolling.

User experience scenario. Click on a link that starts playing a video or audio source. The source is too loud with the same volume setting that worked with the previous video. It is faster to press the meta button on the mouse and scroll the wheel or press the middle button to mute then actually moving to a physical speaker, volume control on the OS, or keyboard, which often needs a meta key too.

Volume control is more natural with the wheel because it is no different the the rotational volume control on speaker versus continual button press to decrement or increment the numeric setting.

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