btnx/btnx config (newest versions on your homepage) FAIL to work on Xubuntu 7.10 Gutsy amd64 compiled from source

[itsanudae]

Versions: btnx-0.4.9, btnx-config-0.4.8

Hi Olli, it's Leo aka elliio (changed my digital identity)

I am having a |-|311 of a time getting btnx to work on Xubuntu Gutsy. Amd64 architecture.

I get bugs I don't understand. It doesn't work with Autostarted Applications. btnx-config won't let me make a new config file or add buttons after I've done an initial default configuration. Also, Revoco should work by default so a middle button can be registered. I will file a seperate bug report.

Best,
Leo

send me eMail with the request for the proper info from terminal. I don't know what kind of output you need. OH and if some kind soul could explain how to autogenerate a log file for "./configure && make && make check && sudo make install" I would be grateful.

This Bug Is Ridiculous. (not a security vulnerability) but it disables mouse wheel scroll and forces you to use the scrollbar after setting up btnx on Xubuntu/Xfce. Ugh, I'll file a 3rd bug report OK.

[kdkirsch (kdkirsch)]

Olli and Leo,

I am also having problems with btnx-0.4.9, btnx-config-0.4.8 on Ubuntu 7.10 amd64 compiled from the tarballs.

I am able to make new config files and add buttons but I cannot restart btnx to apply the settings. I get the following error when using the "Restart btnx" button in config:
-----------Error: could not restart btnx
-----------Failed to execute command: "/etc/init.d/btnx restart". Make sure btnx is installed correctly.

When running the terminal command /etc/init.d/btnx restart, I get the following output:

Restarting btnx : Button Extension - mouse button rerouter daemon
 btnx: Failed to kill previous btnx processes
btnx successfully stopped
 btnx: uinput modprobed successfully.
 btnx: Opening config file: /etc/btnx/btnx_config_Logitech 2
 btnx: No configured mouse handler detected: No such file or directory
 btnx: Opening config file: /etc/btnx/btnx_config_Default
 btnx: No configured mouse handler detected: No such file or directory
 btnx: Looped through all configurations. Stopping.
 btnx: Configuration file error.
btnx failed to start during restart

btnx_config_Logitech 2 is a new profile I created after upgrading hoping that the problem was with the configuration file.
btnx_config_Default is a profile I had used before the upgrade.

Restarting and killing gnome do not work, i.e. the new settings are not applied.

Here is the output of cat /proc/bus/input/devices:

I: Bus=0017 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=0100
N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event0
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event1
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=402000000 3802078f840d001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c51a Version=0111
N: Name="Logitech USB Receiver"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:02.0-8/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse1 event2
B: EV=7
B: KEY=ffff0000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=143

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c51a Version=0111
N: Name="Logitech USB Receiver"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:02.0-8/input1
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input3
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event3
B: EV=f
B: KEY=7fff002c3027 bf00444000000000 1 f808837c000 667bfad9415fed 8e000000000000 0
B: REL=40
B: ABS=100000000

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=b216 Product=0002 Version=0000
N: Name="btnx keyboard"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event4
B: EV=100003
B: KEY=7fffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff ffffffff00000000 0 ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=b216 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="btnx mouse"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input7
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse2 event5
B: EV=7
B: KEY=ffffffff ffffffffffffffff 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=b216 Product=0002 Version=0000
N: Name="btnx keyboard"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input10
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event6
B: EV=100003
B: KEY=7fffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff ffffffff00000000 0 ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff fffffffffff...

[Olli Salonen (daou)]

I think the bug Kevin describes is different, but is apparently related to the new configuration looping feature.
Leo: did an earlier version of btnx work with Xubuntu Gutsy? If so which one?

I have to defer work on this (these) until the end of May. Sorry. I'm simply short on free time.

[itsanudae (itsanudae)]

Yes Olli, the previous version was 4.4 I believe. I have to check my archive
but It was the version just after you integrated revoco. I left it alone and
was waiting for the rewrite until I installed Xubuntu Gutsy a second time to
upgrade to Xfce 4.4.2 via the Xubuntu team's PPA repository. I doubt if
something there caused the problem but it IS possible. I can always go back
to btnx 4.4/btnx-config 4.4. I'm away from my machine now, so if you'd like
hard confirmation on the version I will send you the version number by
tomorrow..

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Olli Salonen <email address hidden> wrote:

> I think the bug Kevin describes is different, but is apparently related to
> the new configuration looping feature.
> Leo: did an earlier version of btnx work with Xubuntu Gutsy? If so which
> one?
>
> I have to defer work on this (these) until the end of May. Sorry. I'm
> simply short on free time.
>
> ** Changed in: btnx
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Olli Salonen (daou)
>
> --
> btnx/btnx config (newest versions on your homepage) FAIL to work on
> Xubuntu 7.10 Gutsy amd64 compiled from source
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/213382
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in btnx - Button Extension: New
> Status in Xubuntu Default Settings: New
> Status in Source Package "xubuntu-meta" in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Versions: btnx-0.4.9, btnx-config-0.4.8
>
> Hi Olli, it's Leo aka elliio (changed my digital identity)
>
> I am having a |-|311 of a time getting btnx to work on Xubuntu Gutsy.
> Amd64 architecture.
>
> I get bugs I don't understand. It doesn't work with Autostarted
> Applications. btnx-config won't let me make a new config file or add buttons
> after I've done an initial default configuration. Also, Revoco should work
> by default so a middle button can be registered. I will file a seperate bug
> report.
>
> Best,
> Leo
>
> send me eMail with the request for the proper info from terminal. I don't
> know what kind of output you need. OH and if some kind soul could explain
> how to autogenerate a log file for "./configure && make && make check &&
> sudo make install" I would be grateful.
>
> This Bug Is Ridiculous. (not a security vulnerability) but it disables
> mouse wheel scroll and forces you to use the scrollbar after setting up btnx
> on Xubuntu/Xfce. Ugh, I'll file a 3rd bug report OK.
>

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itsanudae

[Michael Casadevall (mcasadevall)]

This is not an issue that affects Xubuntu directly since we do not support btnx from tarballs and building from source.