The mouse has one button always pressed which leads to focus issues, see here for more details: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/615892 The mouse requires some quirks in the xorg configuration to disable this always pressed buttons. Find below the configuration that I can successfully use for my current edition of this mouse: ~$ cat /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-madcatz-quirks.conf Section "InputClass" Identifier "Mad Catz Inc. R.A.T. 7" MatchProduct "Mad Catz Mad Catz R.A.T.7 Mouse" Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 4 5 0 0 8 9 7 6 12 0 0 0 16 17" EndSection Following are some logs when pressing the various buttons and a description where each button is located on the mouse. output of evtest: Input driver version is 1.0.1 Input device ID: bus 0x3 vendor 0x738 product 0x1708 version 0x111 Input device name: "Mad Catz Mad Catz R.A.T.7 Mouse" Supported events: Event type 0 (EV_SYN) Event type 1 (EV_KEY) Event code 272 (BTN_LEFT) Event code 273 (BTN_RIGHT) Event code 274 (BTN_MIDDLE) Event code 275 (BTN_SIDE) Event code 276 (BTN_EXTRA) Event code 277 (BTN_FORWARD) Event code 278 (BTN_BACK) Event code 279 (BTN_TASK) Event code 280 (?) Event code 281 (?) Event code 282 (?) Event code 283 (?) Event code 284 (?) Event type 2 (EV_REL) Event code 0 (REL_X) Event code 1 (REL_Y) Event code 8 (REL_WHEEL) Event type 4 (EV_MSC) Event code 4 (MSC_SCAN) Testing ... (interrupt to exit) Event: time 1389289437.707975, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90001 Event: time 1389289437.707975, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 272 (BTN_LEFT), value 1 Event: time 1389289437.707975, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289437.838997, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90001 Event: time 1389289437.838997, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 272 (BTN_LEFT), value 0 Event: time 1389289437.838997, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289439.150987, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90002 Event: time 1389289439.150987, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 273 (BTN_RIGHT), value 1 Event: time 1389289439.150987, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289439.299988, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90002 Event: time 1389289439.299988, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 273 (BTN_RIGHT), value 0 Event: time 1389289439.299988, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289444.292954, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90003 Event: time 1389289444.292954, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 274 (BTN_MIDDLE), value 1 Event: time 1389289444.292954, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289444.610952, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90003 Event: time 1389289444.610952, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 274 (BTN_MIDDLE), value 0 Event: time 1389289444.610952, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289446.294941, type 2 (EV_REL), code 8 (REL_WHEEL), value 1 Event: time 1389289446.294941, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289447.141936, type 2 (EV_REL), code 8 (REL_WHEEL), value -1 Event: time 1389289447.141936, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289450.499916, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90005 Event: time 1389289450.499916, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 276 (BTN_EXTRA), value 1 Event: time 1389289450.499916, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289450.647911, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90005 Event: time 1389289450.647911, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 276 (BTN_EXTRA), value 0 Event: time 1389289450.647911, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289451.608908, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90004 Event: time 1389289451.608908, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 275 (BTN_SIDE), value 1 Event: time 1389289451.608908, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289451.765902, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90004 Event: time 1389289451.765902, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 275 (BTN_SIDE), value 0 Event: time 1389289451.765902, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289452.705900, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90008 Event: time 1389289452.705900, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 279 (BTN_TASK), value 1 Event: time 1389289452.705900, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289452.896898, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90008 Event: time 1389289452.896898, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 279 (BTN_TASK), value 0 Event: time 1389289452.896898, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289453.969892, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90006 Event: time 1389289453.969892, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 277 (BTN_FORWARD), value 1 Event: time 1389289453.969892, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289453.970883, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90006 Event: time 1389289453.970883, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 277 (BTN_FORWARD), value 0 Event: time 1389289453.970883, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289455.566882, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90007 Event: time 1389289455.566882, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 278 (BTN_BACK), value 1 Event: time 1389289455.566882, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289455.567877, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90007 Event: time 1389289455.567877, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 278 (BTN_BACK), value 0 Event: time 1389289455.567877, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289457.968866, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000c Event: time 1389289457.968866, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 283 (?), value 1 Event: time 1389289457.968866, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289458.235861, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000c Event: time 1389289458.235861, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 283 (?), value 0 Event: time 1389289458.235861, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289459.086858, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000d Event: time 1389289459.086858, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 284 (?), value 1 Event: time 1389289459.086858, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289459.321855, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000d Event: time 1389289459.321855, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 284 (?), value 0 Event: time 1389289459.321855, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289460.684848, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90009 Event: time 1389289460.684848, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 280 (?), value 0 Event: time 1389289460.684848, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000a Event: time 1389289460.684848, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 281 (?), value 1 Event: time 1389289460.684848, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289462.994833, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000a Event: time 1389289462.994833, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 281 (?), value 0 Event: time 1389289462.994833, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000b Event: time 1389289462.994833, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 282 (?), value 1 Event: time 1389289462.994833, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1389289463.673828, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 90009 Event: time 1389289463.673828, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 280 (?), value 1 Event: time 1389289463.673828, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 9000b Event: time 1389289463.673828, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 282 (?), value 0 Event: time 1389289463.673828, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Description of the buttons and the log from evemu-record: BTN_LEFT: left top button (index finger) E: 1389289026.083692 0004 0004 589825 E: 1389289026.083692 0001 0110 1 E: 1389289026.083692 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289026.193688 0004 0004 589825 E: 1389289026.193688 0001 0110 0 E: 1389289026.193688 0000 0000 0 BTN_RIGHT: right top button E: 1389289028.449675 0004 0004 589826 E: 1389289028.449675 0001 0111 1 E: 1389289028.449675 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289028.546676 0004 0004 589826 E: 1389289028.546676 0001 0111 0 E: 1389289028.546676 0000 0000 0 BTN_MIDDLE: mouse wheel click E: 1389289035.672629 0004 0004 589827 E: 1389289035.672629 0001 0112 1 E: 1389289035.672629 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289036.000627 0004 0004 589827 E: 1389289036.000627 0001 0112 0 E: 1389289036.000627 0000 0000 0 REL_WHEEL: scroll wheel up/down E: 1389289041.000594 0002 0008 1 E: 1389289041.000594 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289042.322585 0002 0008 -1 E: 1389289042.322585 0000 0000 0 BTN_EXTRA: front upper thumb button E: 1389289096.067234 0004 0004 589829 E: 1389289096.067234 0001 0114 1 E: 1389289096.067234 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289096.210233 0004 0004 589829 E: 1389289096.210233 0001 0114 0 E: 1389289096.210233 0000 0000 0 BTN_SIDE: back thumb button E: 1389289098.647217 0004 0004 589828 E: 1389289098.647217 0001 0113 1 E: 1389289098.647217 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289098.752213 0004 0004 589828 E: 1389289098.752213 0001 0113 0 E: 1389289098.752213 0000 0000 0 BTN_TASK: red round thumb button E: 1389289101.993196 0004 0004 589832 E: 1389289101.993196 0001 0117 1 E: 1389289101.993196 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289102.124193 0004 0004 589832 E: 1389289102.124193 0001 0117 0 E: 1389289102.124193 0000 0000 0 BTN_FORWARD: side wheel right E: 1389289138.144959 0004 0004 589830 E: 1389289138.144959 0001 0115 1 E: 1389289138.144959 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289138.145956 0004 0004 589830 E: 1389289138.145956 0001 0115 0 E: 1389289138.145956 0000 0000 0 BTN_BACK: side wheel left E: 1389289139.297952 0004 0004 589831 E: 1389289139.297952 0001 0116 1 E: 1389289139.297952 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289139.298947 0004 0004 589831 E: 1389289139.298947 0001 0116 0 E: 1389289139.298947 0000 0000 0 280/281/282: Mode switch, set mode is always pressed and released on mode switch E: 1389289166.331775 0004 0004 589833 E: 1389289166.331775 0001 0118 0 E: 1389289166.331775 0004 0004 589834 E: 1389289166.331775 0001 0119 1 E: 1389289166.331775 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289166.861771 0004 0004 589834 E: 1389289166.861771 0001 0119 0 E: 1389289166.861771 0004 0004 589835 E: 1389289166.861771 0001 011a 1 E: 1389289166.861771 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289167.341768 0004 0004 589833 E: 1389289167.341768 0001 0118 1 E: 1389289167.341768 0004 0004 589835 E: 1389289167.341768 0001 011a 0 E: 1389289167.341768 0000 0000 0 283: middle button above wheel forward (increase dpi) E: 1389289182.565669 0004 0004 589836 E: 1389289182.565669 0001 011b 1 E: 1389289182.565669 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289182.708666 0004 0004 589836 E: 1389289182.708666 0001 011b 0 E: 1389289182.708666 0000 0000 0 284: middle button above wheel backward (decrease dpi) E: 1389289183.555662 0004 0004 589837 E: 1389289183.555662 0001 011c 1 E: 1389289183.555662 0000 0000 0 E: 1389289183.666657 0004 0004 589837 E: 1389289183.666657 0001 011c 0 E: 1389289183.666657 0000 0000 0
The problem should be fixed in the kernel. Hopefully, a kernel patch has been (re)submitted recently, and I hope a v2 will come soon. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 32200 ***
hah, I didn't realise that was the same issue. Christoph: benjamin is right, this one button that's the issue needs to be fixed in the kernel. I thought it was a general button mixup like e.g. in the vertical mouse. sorry about the noise.
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