Need to get Logitech Mx rev mouse to work properly

[slope]

I have googled and then I found http://rootsmith.ca/mxrev-linux.html how-to article.
I tried to follow step by step guide but when I try to paste the comand in the terminal window I get this msg:

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bash: /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Permission denied


How do I get permission? Is there any other ways to edit the file then via terminal? Could it be edited without the terminal?

[Husse]

Permission denied is almost always that you did not use sudo
The guide you found is not specifically for *buntu so you need to take that into account
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gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

in gnome or

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kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

in KDE
For xfce you would use mousepad

[MagnusB]

You need btnx, to assign the correct actions to the buttons. If you get it working without dual assignment, I am interesting to hear how!

[Tomas]

This configuration gave me button 1, 2, 3, scrollwheel (4,5) and thumbbuttons 6 and 7.
Button 6 = Back buttong in Firefox (the one I was after)

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Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier   "Configured Mouse"
   Driver      "mouse"
   Option      "CorePointer"
   Option      "Device"   "/dev/input/mice"
   Option      "Protocol"   "ExplorerPS/2"
   Option      "Emulate3Buttons"   "false"
   Option      "Buttons" "7"
   Option      "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
   Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


[Guest]

Thanks for the info Thomas. It worked fine for me too. I did have to reboot. This "back button" was the thing I missed most with Daryna. It worked out of the box with MiniMe.......Sloto