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List details for mouse id=12. Notice the first property, '''Device Enabled (132)'''. The number in parentheses, '''132''', is the property id we are interested in.  
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List details for mouse id=12. Notice the first property, '''Device Enabled (132)'''. The number in parentheses, '''132''', is the property id we are interested in. '''You can also specify the property by name.''' This will be shown after the example below.
 
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xinput --list-props 12
 
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Disable property '''132''' for mouse '''12''':
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Disable property id '''132''' for mouse '''12''':
 
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xinput --set-prop 12 132 0
 
xinput --set-prop 12 132 0
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xinput --set-prop 12 132 1
 
xinput --set-prop 12 132 1
 
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When the mouse is disabled it will not move the cursor in X11, but you can see that the HID driver still reads the device by dumping the output of the mouse's device node. Note the '''Device Node (250)''' property listed in the property list. This shows the location of the device file. You can dump the output of the device driver with the following command.
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You can also change the property by name instead of using the property id.
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xinput --set-prop 12 "Device Enabled" 0
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xinput --set-prop 12 "Device Enabled" 1
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When the mouse is disabled it will not move the cursor in X11, but you can see that the HID driver still reads the device by dumping the output of the mouse's device node. Note the '''Device Node (250)''' property listed in the property list. This property is not always available on every system, but if it is shown then this shows the location of the input device file. You can dump the raw events of the input device with the following command.
 
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sudo od -x /dev/input/event9
 
sudo od -x /dev/input/event9

Latest revision as of 19:06, 11 September 2012


disable a mouse under X11

List input devices to find the id of the mouse to disable. In this example I will disable id=12.

xinput --list 
⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad              	id=14	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint                   	id=15	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Microsoft  Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse 	id=10	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Microsoft  Compact Optical Mouse 500    	id=12	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                   	id=3	[master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard             	id=5	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=6	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                               	id=7	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sleep Button                            	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Integrated Camera                       	id=9	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            	id=13	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ ThinkPad Extra Buttons                  	id=16	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Chicony PFU-65 USB Keyboard             	id=11	[slave  keyboard (3)]


List details for mouse id=12. Notice the first property, Device Enabled (132). The number in parentheses, 132, is the property id we are interested in. You can also specify the property by name. This will be shown after the example below.

xinput --list-props 12
Device 'Microsoft  Compact Optical Mouse 500':
	Device Enabled (132):	1
	Coordinate Transformation Matrix (134):	1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
	Device Accel Profile (254):	0
	Device Accel Constant Deceleration (255):	1.000000
	Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (256):	1.000000
	Device Accel Velocity Scaling (257):	10.000000
	Device Product ID (249):	1118, 1847
	Device Node (250):	"/dev/input/event9"
	Evdev Axis Inversion (258):	0, 0
	Evdev Axes Swap (260):	0
	Axis Labels (261):	"Rel X" (142), "Rel Y" (143), "Rel Vert Wheel" (253)
	Button Labels (262):	"Button Left" (135), "Button Middle" (136), "Button Right" (137), "Button Wheel Up" (138), "Button Wheel Down" (139), "Button Horiz Wheel Left" (140), "Button Horiz Wheel Right" (141)
	Evdev Middle Button Emulation (263):	0
	Evdev Middle Button Timeout (264):	50
	Evdev Third Button Emulation (265):	0
	Evdev Third Button Emulation Timeout (266):	1000
	Evdev Third Button Emulation Button (267):	3
	Evdev Third Button Emulation Threshold (268):	20
	Evdev Wheel Emulation (269):	0
	Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes (270):	0, 0, 4, 5
	Evdev Wheel Emulation Inertia (271):	10
	Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout (272):	200
	Evdev Wheel Emulation Button (273):	4
	Evdev Drag Lock Buttons (274):	0

Disable property id 132 for mouse 12:

xinput --set-prop 12 132 0

And to eable the mouse again:

xinput --set-prop 12 132 1

You can also change the property by name instead of using the property id.

xinput --set-prop 12 "Device Enabled" 0
xinput --set-prop 12 "Device Enabled" 1

When the mouse is disabled it will not move the cursor in X11, but you can see that the HID driver still reads the device by dumping the output of the mouse's device node. Note the Device Node (250) property listed in the property list. This property is not always available on every system, but if it is shown then this shows the location of the input device file. You can dump the raw events of the input device with the following command.

sudo od -x /dev/input/event9
0000000 4d61 5024 0000 0000 3b39 0007 0000 0000
0000020 0002 0001 0001 0000 4d61 5024 0000 0000
0000040 3b3f 0007 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000060 4d61 5024 0000 0000 541e 0008 0000 0000
0000100 0002 0000 ffff ffff 4d61 5024 0000 0000
...