Apple Magic Mouse 2 scrolling not working
I'm willing to pay someone to develop a solution.
I'm using a fresh install of vanilla Ubuntu 16.04.3 with an Apple Magic Mouse 2.
The device connected via Bluetooth without issue, and recognizes left and right click out of the box.
However, it does not recognize scrolling.
I have found numerous forum posts and blog articles about this, but the solutions are either outdated or are incomplete.
I'm wondering if anyone has it working and can explain how I can get it working.
Note: hid_magicmouse / hid-magicmouse module is not available on my machine and have not been able to locate instructions on how to install it.
mouse touchpad bluetooth apple
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
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I'm willing to pay someone to develop a solution.
I'm using a fresh install of vanilla Ubuntu 16.04.3 with an Apple Magic Mouse 2.
The device connected via Bluetooth without issue, and recognizes left and right click out of the box.
However, it does not recognize scrolling.
I have found numerous forum posts and blog articles about this, but the solutions are either outdated or are incomplete.
I'm wondering if anyone has it working and can explain how I can get it working.
Note: hid_magicmouse / hid-magicmouse module is not available on my machine and have not been able to locate instructions on how to install it.
mouse touchpad bluetooth apple
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
Fabby
26.7k1360160
asked Aug 13 '17 at 0:47
Spencer HillSpencer Hill
197212
add a comment |
I'm willing to pay someone to develop a solution.
I'm using a fresh install of vanilla Ubuntu 16.04.3 with an Apple Magic Mouse 2.
The device connected via Bluetooth without issue, and recognizes left and right click out of the box.
However, it does not recognize scrolling.
I have found numerous forum posts and blog articles about this, but the solutions are either outdated or are incomplete.
I'm wondering if anyone has it working and can explain how I can get it working.
Note: hid_magicmouse / hid-magicmouse module is not available on my machine and have not been able to locate instructions on how to install it.
mouse touchpad bluetooth apple
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
Fabby
26.7k1360160
asked Aug 13 '17 at 0:47
Spencer HillSpencer Hill
197212
I'm willing to pay someone to develop a solution.
I'm using a fresh install of vanilla Ubuntu 16.04.3 with an Apple Magic Mouse 2.
The device connected via Bluetooth without issue, and recognizes left and right click out of the box.
However, it does not recognize scrolling.
I have found numerous forum posts and blog articles about this, but the solutions are either outdated or are incomplete.
I'm wondering if anyone has it working and can explain how I can get it working.
Note: hid_magicmouse / hid-magicmouse module is not available on my machine and have not been able to locate instructions on how to install it.
mouse touchpad bluetooth apple
mouse touchpad bluetooth apple
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
Fabby
26.7k1360160
asked Aug 13 '17 at 0:47
Spencer HillSpencer Hill
197212
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
Fabby
26.7k1360160
asked Aug 13 '17 at 0:47
Spencer HillSpencer Hill
197212
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
Fabby
26.7k1360160
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
Fabby
26.7k1360160
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:13
Fabby
26.7k1360160
26.7k1360160
asked Aug 13 '17 at 0:47
Spencer HillSpencer Hill
197212
asked Aug 13 '17 at 0:47
Spencer HillSpencer Hill
197212
asked Aug 13 '17 at 0:47
Spencer HillSpencer Hill
197212
197212
add a comment |
add a comment |
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Since Apple's stuffs is weird, give a try to a newer (or better, the latest) version of Ubuntu (the 17.10).
This lets you to use the latest kernel, which it has a more complete hardware support.
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
Thank you for the reply, but I am already running 17.10 and have also tested on 16.04 and 17.04.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 30 '17 at 8:26
add a comment |
Things worth to try:
checking if udev correctly recognizes your mouse (I mean as Magic Mouse):
Here is a snippet of my (Ubuntu 16.04)
/lib/udev/hwdb.d/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
# Apple
##########################################
libinput:touchpad:input:b0003v05ACp*
libinput:touchpad:input:b0005v05ACp*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_TOUCHPAD=1
LIBINPUT_ATTR_SIZE_HINT=104x75
libinput:name:*Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard*:dmi:*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_INTERNAL_KEYBOARD=1
libinput:mouse:input:b0005v05ACp030D*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE=1
What if you need your Magic Mouse 2 to enable
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE? I do not have these devices, but as I checked Magic Mouse 1 and Magic Mouse 2 has no functional difference (from computer point of view) - maybe just the "name", likeb0005v05ACp030D
playing with udev hwdb data (
/etc/udev/hwdb.d) - original files are sitting in/lib/udev/hwdb.d.
I suggest to start with
sudo evtest(choose the Magic Mouse input device) and try to scroll. You will see what udev events show up. Ifevtestgave events exclusively scroll-up/down, you can make conversion here.
Until here no programming skills were needed.
If nothing helped (but you got udev events) you can create "custom" event program, like I tried (changing my power button to
KEY_4or make working my Wifi button). Source is here: Is there a way to disable Airplane mode button on laptop keyboard?
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
Thanks Mark. These seem like ideas I will test and get back to you.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 31 '17 at 16:46
Okay, so I checked my/lib/udev/hwdb.d/70-mouse.hwdbfile and confirmed I have the same line you do for the Magic Mouse. There is not a second entry for the version 2 though. And I do agree it could be as simple as changing that number / ID, but I don't know how to identify what that number could be. I also installedevtestfor both my v1 and v2 and it recognized scroll events for 1 but not for 2. Thank you for your help it's been insightful but I am not sure where else to go from here.
– Spencer Hill
Nov 1 '17 at 9:04
1
I can confirm no scroll events with the magic mouse 2 in evtest. From what I've read on the subject Apple uses a proprietary protocol for the scroll events in v2, which could explain the problem.
– Eloff
Feb 10 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
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Since Apple's stuffs is weird, give a try to a newer (or better, the latest) version of Ubuntu (the 17.10).
This lets you to use the latest kernel, which it has a more complete hardware support.
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
Thank you for the reply, but I am already running 17.10 and have also tested on 16.04 and 17.04.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 30 '17 at 8:26
add a comment |
Since Apple's stuffs is weird, give a try to a newer (or better, the latest) version of Ubuntu (the 17.10).
This lets you to use the latest kernel, which it has a more complete hardware support.
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
Thank you for the reply, but I am already running 17.10 and have also tested on 16.04 and 17.04.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 30 '17 at 8:26
add a comment |
Since Apple's stuffs is weird, give a try to a newer (or better, the latest) version of Ubuntu (the 17.10).
This lets you to use the latest kernel, which it has a more complete hardware support.
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
Since Apple's stuffs is weird, give a try to a newer (or better, the latest) version of Ubuntu (the 17.10).
This lets you to use the latest kernel, which it has a more complete hardware support.
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
answered Oct 29 '17 at 15:46
mattia.b89mattia.b89
545210
545210
Thank you for the reply, but I am already running 17.10 and have also tested on 16.04 and 17.04.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 30 '17 at 8:26
add a comment |
Thank you for the reply, but I am already running 17.10 and have also tested on 16.04 and 17.04.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 30 '17 at 8:26
Thank you for the reply, but I am already running 17.10 and have also tested on 16.04 and 17.04.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 30 '17 at 8:26
Thank you for the reply, but I am already running 17.10 and have also tested on 16.04 and 17.04.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 30 '17 at 8:26
add a comment |
Things worth to try:
checking if udev correctly recognizes your mouse (I mean as Magic Mouse):
Here is a snippet of my (Ubuntu 16.04)
/lib/udev/hwdb.d/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
# Apple
##########################################
libinput:touchpad:input:b0003v05ACp*
libinput:touchpad:input:b0005v05ACp*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_TOUCHPAD=1
LIBINPUT_ATTR_SIZE_HINT=104x75
libinput:name:*Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard*:dmi:*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_INTERNAL_KEYBOARD=1
libinput:mouse:input:b0005v05ACp030D*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE=1
What if you need your Magic Mouse 2 to enable
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE? I do not have these devices, but as I checked Magic Mouse 1 and Magic Mouse 2 has no functional difference (from computer point of view) - maybe just the "name", likeb0005v05ACp030D
playing with udev hwdb data (
/etc/udev/hwdb.d) - original files are sitting in/lib/udev/hwdb.d.
I suggest to start with
sudo evtest(choose the Magic Mouse input device) and try to scroll. You will see what udev events show up. Ifevtestgave events exclusively scroll-up/down, you can make conversion here.
Until here no programming skills were needed.
If nothing helped (but you got udev events) you can create "custom" event program, like I tried (changing my power button to
KEY_4or make working my Wifi button). Source is here: Is there a way to disable Airplane mode button on laptop keyboard?
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
Thanks Mark. These seem like ideas I will test and get back to you.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 31 '17 at 16:46
Okay, so I checked my/lib/udev/hwdb.d/70-mouse.hwdbfile and confirmed I have the same line you do for the Magic Mouse. There is not a second entry for the version 2 though. And I do agree it could be as simple as changing that number / ID, but I don't know how to identify what that number could be. I also installedevtestfor both my v1 and v2 and it recognized scroll events for 1 but not for 2. Thank you for your help it's been insightful but I am not sure where else to go from here.
– Spencer Hill
Nov 1 '17 at 9:04
1
I can confirm no scroll events with the magic mouse 2 in evtest. From what I've read on the subject Apple uses a proprietary protocol for the scroll events in v2, which could explain the problem.
– Eloff
Feb 10 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
Things worth to try:
checking if udev correctly recognizes your mouse (I mean as Magic Mouse):
Here is a snippet of my (Ubuntu 16.04)
/lib/udev/hwdb.d/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
# Apple
##########################################
libinput:touchpad:input:b0003v05ACp*
libinput:touchpad:input:b0005v05ACp*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_TOUCHPAD=1
LIBINPUT_ATTR_SIZE_HINT=104x75
libinput:name:*Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard*:dmi:*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_INTERNAL_KEYBOARD=1
libinput:mouse:input:b0005v05ACp030D*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE=1
What if you need your Magic Mouse 2 to enable
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE? I do not have these devices, but as I checked Magic Mouse 1 and Magic Mouse 2 has no functional difference (from computer point of view) - maybe just the "name", likeb0005v05ACp030D
playing with udev hwdb data (
/etc/udev/hwdb.d) - original files are sitting in/lib/udev/hwdb.d.
I suggest to start with
sudo evtest(choose the Magic Mouse input device) and try to scroll. You will see what udev events show up. Ifevtestgave events exclusively scroll-up/down, you can make conversion here.
Until here no programming skills were needed.
If nothing helped (but you got udev events) you can create "custom" event program, like I tried (changing my power button to
KEY_4or make working my Wifi button). Source is here: Is there a way to disable Airplane mode button on laptop keyboard?
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
Thanks Mark. These seem like ideas I will test and get back to you.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 31 '17 at 16:46
Okay, so I checked my/lib/udev/hwdb.d/70-mouse.hwdbfile and confirmed I have the same line you do for the Magic Mouse. There is not a second entry for the version 2 though. And I do agree it could be as simple as changing that number / ID, but I don't know how to identify what that number could be. I also installedevtestfor both my v1 and v2 and it recognized scroll events for 1 but not for 2. Thank you for your help it's been insightful but I am not sure where else to go from here.
– Spencer Hill
Nov 1 '17 at 9:04
1
I can confirm no scroll events with the magic mouse 2 in evtest. From what I've read on the subject Apple uses a proprietary protocol for the scroll events in v2, which could explain the problem.
– Eloff
Feb 10 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
Things worth to try:
checking if udev correctly recognizes your mouse (I mean as Magic Mouse):
Here is a snippet of my (Ubuntu 16.04)
/lib/udev/hwdb.d/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
# Apple
##########################################
libinput:touchpad:input:b0003v05ACp*
libinput:touchpad:input:b0005v05ACp*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_TOUCHPAD=1
LIBINPUT_ATTR_SIZE_HINT=104x75
libinput:name:*Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard*:dmi:*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_INTERNAL_KEYBOARD=1
libinput:mouse:input:b0005v05ACp030D*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE=1
What if you need your Magic Mouse 2 to enable
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE? I do not have these devices, but as I checked Magic Mouse 1 and Magic Mouse 2 has no functional difference (from computer point of view) - maybe just the "name", likeb0005v05ACp030D
playing with udev hwdb data (
/etc/udev/hwdb.d) - original files are sitting in/lib/udev/hwdb.d.
I suggest to start with
sudo evtest(choose the Magic Mouse input device) and try to scroll. You will see what udev events show up. Ifevtestgave events exclusively scroll-up/down, you can make conversion here.
Until here no programming skills were needed.
If nothing helped (but you got udev events) you can create "custom" event program, like I tried (changing my power button to
KEY_4or make working my Wifi button). Source is here: Is there a way to disable Airplane mode button on laptop keyboard?
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
Things worth to try:
checking if udev correctly recognizes your mouse (I mean as Magic Mouse):
Here is a snippet of my (Ubuntu 16.04)
/lib/udev/hwdb.d/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
# Apple
##########################################
libinput:touchpad:input:b0003v05ACp*
libinput:touchpad:input:b0005v05ACp*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_TOUCHPAD=1
LIBINPUT_ATTR_SIZE_HINT=104x75
libinput:name:*Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard*:dmi:*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_INTERNAL_KEYBOARD=1
libinput:mouse:input:b0005v05ACp030D*
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE=1
What if you need your Magic Mouse 2 to enable
LIBINPUT_MODEL_APPLE_MAGICMOUSE? I do not have these devices, but as I checked Magic Mouse 1 and Magic Mouse 2 has no functional difference (from computer point of view) - maybe just the "name", likeb0005v05ACp030D
playing with udev hwdb data (
/etc/udev/hwdb.d) - original files are sitting in/lib/udev/hwdb.d.
I suggest to start with
sudo evtest(choose the Magic Mouse input device) and try to scroll. You will see what udev events show up. Ifevtestgave events exclusively scroll-up/down, you can make conversion here.
Until here no programming skills were needed.
If nothing helped (but you got udev events) you can create "custom" event program, like I tried (changing my power button to
KEY_4or make working my Wifi button). Source is here: Is there a way to disable Airplane mode button on laptop keyboard?
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
edited Apr 14 '18 at 23:00
Eliah Kagan
82.1k21227366
82.1k21227366
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
answered Oct 30 '17 at 22:15
V-MarkV-Mark
303211
303211
Thanks Mark. These seem like ideas I will test and get back to you.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 31 '17 at 16:46
Okay, so I checked my/lib/udev/hwdb.d/70-mouse.hwdbfile and confirmed I have the same line you do for the Magic Mouse. There is not a second entry for the version 2 though. And I do agree it could be as simple as changing that number / ID, but I don't know how to identify what that number could be. I also installedevtestfor both my v1 and v2 and it recognized scroll events for 1 but not for 2. Thank you for your help it's been insightful but I am not sure where else to go from here.
– Spencer Hill
Nov 1 '17 at 9:04
1
I can confirm no scroll events with the magic mouse 2 in evtest. From what I've read on the subject Apple uses a proprietary protocol for the scroll events in v2, which could explain the problem.
– Eloff
Feb 10 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
Thanks Mark. These seem like ideas I will test and get back to you.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 31 '17 at 16:46
Okay, so I checked my/lib/udev/hwdb.d/70-mouse.hwdbfile and confirmed I have the same line you do for the Magic Mouse. There is not a second entry for the version 2 though. And I do agree it could be as simple as changing that number / ID, but I don't know how to identify what that number could be. I also installedevtestfor both my v1 and v2 and it recognized scroll events for 1 but not for 2. Thank you for your help it's been insightful but I am not sure where else to go from here.
– Spencer Hill
Nov 1 '17 at 9:04
1
I can confirm no scroll events with the magic mouse 2 in evtest. From what I've read on the subject Apple uses a proprietary protocol for the scroll events in v2, which could explain the problem.
– Eloff
Feb 10 '18 at 21:00
Thanks Mark. These seem like ideas I will test and get back to you.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 31 '17 at 16:46
Thanks Mark. These seem like ideas I will test and get back to you.
– Spencer Hill
Oct 31 '17 at 16:46
Okay, so I checked my
/lib/udev/hwdb.d/70-mouse.hwdb file and confirmed I have the same line you do for the Magic Mouse. There is not a second entry for the version 2 though. And I do agree it could be as simple as changing that number / ID, but I don't know how to identify what that number could be. I also installed evtest for both my v1 and v2 and it recognized scroll events for 1 but not for 2. Thank you for your help it's been insightful but I am not sure where else to go from here.– Spencer Hill
Nov 1 '17 at 9:04
Okay, so I checked my
/lib/udev/hwdb.d/70-mouse.hwdb file and confirmed I have the same line you do for the Magic Mouse. There is not a second entry for the version 2 though. And I do agree it could be as simple as changing that number / ID, but I don't know how to identify what that number could be. I also installed evtest for both my v1 and v2 and it recognized scroll events for 1 but not for 2. Thank you for your help it's been insightful but I am not sure where else to go from here.– Spencer Hill
Nov 1 '17 at 9:04
1
1
I can confirm no scroll events with the magic mouse 2 in evtest. From what I've read on the subject Apple uses a proprietary protocol for the scroll events in v2, which could explain the problem.
– Eloff
Feb 10 '18 at 21:00
I can confirm no scroll events with the magic mouse 2 in evtest. From what I've read on the subject Apple uses a proprietary protocol for the scroll events in v2, which could explain the problem.
– Eloff
Feb 10 '18 at 21:00
add a comment |
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