Extra mouse buttons don't register after upgrade to 20.1

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Extra mouse buttons don't register after upgrade to 20.1

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Hello,
I just upgraded from 19.0 to 20.1 and now some of the extra buttons on my Logitech G900 mouse are not registering. I tried testing with xev and xinput and it doesn't register me pressing them either. All buttons worked flawlessly on 19.0. What could be the reason for this and how do I fix it?

I'm running Linux Mint 20.1 64-bit Cinnamon.

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$ inxi -Fxxxrz
System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-70-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 4.8.6 wm: muffin 4.8.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: B560 Steel Legend serial: <filter> 
  BIOS: American Megatrends LLC. v: P1.40 date: 01/28/2021 
CPU:
  Topology: 6-Core model: Intel Core i5-10400F bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: N/A L2 cache: 12.0 MiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 69597 
  Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/4300 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 
  3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 802 10: 803 11: 800 12: 800 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU106 [GeForce RTX 2070 Rev. A] vendor: CardExpert 
  driver: nvidia v: 460.39 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1f07 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: nvidia 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: GeForce RTX 2070/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.39 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:f0c8 
  Device-2: NVIDIA TU106 High Definition Audio vendor: CardExpert 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:10f9 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-70-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network 
  Adapter 
  vendor: ASUSTeK driver: wl v: kernel port: 4000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
  chip ID: 14e4:43b1 
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASRock driver: r8125 
  v: 9.005.01-NAPI port: 3000 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8125 
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.16 TiB used: 99.81 GiB (8.4%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Crucial model: CT750MX300SSD1 size: 698.64 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: R040 scheme: MBR 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Crucial model: CT525MX300SSD1 size: 489.05 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: R031 scheme: GPT 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 480.37 GiB used: 99.81 GiB (20.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 30 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30% 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/giuspen-ppa-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/giuspen/ppa/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyssa main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list 
  1: deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
Info:
  Processes: 338 Uptime: 3m Memory: 15.51 GiB used: 2.45 GiB (15.8%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 7/9 
  Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 
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Re: Extra mouse buttons don't register after upgrade to 20.1

Post by peido »

Hi.
Try the 'apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics' command to install the synaptics driver (which takes priority over the libinput driver), reboot the computer and see if the problem is solved.
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Re: Extra mouse buttons don't register after upgrade to 20.1

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Isn't that a driver for touchpads? I tried it anyways but it did not work.
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Re: Extra mouse buttons don't register after upgrade to 20.1

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I added additional information regarding my system. If more info is needed, please let me know!
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Re: Extra mouse buttons don't register after upgrade to 20.1

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I'm pushing this up with additional info:
It seems like just updating kernel is enough to break the functionality of my extra mouse buttons. They work for 5.0.0-65, but not for 5.3.0-19. Update Manager doesn't offer any version in between those two, so I'm not sure how to narrow it down further. Is there anything I can do or should I just stick to the older kernel? Also can I safely downgrade my kernel on Linux Mint 20.1 to 5.0.0-65 or should I stay with Linux Mint 19.3?
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Re: Extra mouse buttons don't register after upgrade to 20.1

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I tested this with mainline kernels, and 5.1.21 works, but 5.2.0 doesn't. I found a list of changes to Logitech peripherals between 5.1 and 5.2 here but don't know what to make of this: https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.2#Tab ... .2C_mouses

Since I'm not getting any replies, I'm wondering if my post might be lacking in somewhere? I'd really appreciate some help here.
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