how to set the mouse speed very low on ubuntu

Question

I set the mouse acceleration and sensitivity levels to minimum in System->Preferences->Mouse but with the new mouse I have, even those settings are too fast. Is there a way to further reduce the speed? The resolution of the mouse seems to be much higher than needed. Is there a way to reduce that?. The mouse is an Okano A1020 Laser Mouse. lsusb -v says the following:

    Bus 006 Device 002: ID 12cf:0047  
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.10
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x12cf 
  idProduct          0x0047 
  bcdDevice           51.04
  iManufacturer           1 MouseCenter
  iProduct                2 LASER Mouse
  iSerial                 0 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           34
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              100mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      1 Boot Interface Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      2 Mouse
      iInterface              0 
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.11
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      46
         Report Descriptors: 
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0008  1x 8 bytes
        bInterval              10
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

EDIT: In the meantime, I tried xset m 0 0, which didn't improve anything either, the mouse stayed at the same speed.

another edit: Thanks for asking, I didn't notice this earlier. The acceleration setting does have an effect, but the sensitivity setting does not. Also, I double checked the company name and model, and it is correct as stated.

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '10 at 13:44

17

http://patrickmylund.com/blog/lowering-gaming-mouse-sensitivity-in-ubuntu-9-10/

answered Sep 29 '10 at 13:44

tamale

186

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 20 '11 at 10:25

2

Here is a solution related to a Logitech mouse. Simply add the following lines to .profile:

logitech=$(xinput --list --short | grep -m1 "Logitech USB Receiver" | cut -f2 | cut -d= -f2)

xinput --set-prop "$logitech" "Device Accel Constant Deceleration" 4

edited May 20 '11 at 10:25

slhck

235,242

answered May 20 '11 at 09:56

josy

21

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 25 '09 at 01:47

This isn't the simplest way to do it (i.e. not a GNOME or KDE preference) but you can tell the X server to use a specific mouse speed for your device. To do this you have to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf manually and restart X (easiest way is to reboot the machine). The tricky part is identifying your mouse driver in that file. Start by looking for a section called "InputDevice" that matches your mouse driver. On my laptop for instance, where I'm using the mousepad, the section is called "Configured Mouse". You then set options as described in this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=227562. The device in question is a laptop mousepad, and you will have to play with the numbers, but some variation of it should work.

Option "MinSpeed" "0.45"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.020"

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 02 '09 at 15:20

0

It is likely that you have the DPI settings wrong. Acceleration settings and the like won't fix this.

answered Nov 02 '09 at 15:20

Christian Oudard

131

score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 24 '09 at 13:31

What kind of mouse are you using? My Logitech G7 has speed settings built into the mouse. If you have a similar mouse, it might be set to the maximum speed. I know when I have it set to the max, it is very fast.

I can't imagine the lowest speed in ubuntu would still be too fast...

how to set the mouse speed very low on ubuntu

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