VMWare on Ubuntu 6.06

Great howto is located here:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=183209

It worked as described right out of the “box”.

 

Logitech MX-500 on Ubuntu 6.06

1. Open your /etc/X11/xorg.conf
2. Comment out the “InputDevice” part for the mouse. Add these lines:
   Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Logitech MX500"
Driver "mouse"
Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "10"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Resolution" "800"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7"
EndSection
3. In the “ServerLayout” section change the mouse line to
   InputDevice "Logitech MX500"
4. Optionally, comment out “stylus”, “cursor” and “eraser”, as they refer to the tablet.
5. Save the file. Press CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart GNOME.