Public bug reported: Per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Quirks#A2-button_Mice, here is the bug on my trackball.
Just running "gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.mouse middle-button-enabled true" got everything working so making this a new bug rather than a dupe of the much older Bug #777733 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-11.20-generic 3.8.2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-11-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Mar 12 12:42:52 2013 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: raring DistroVariant: ubuntu EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-26 (14 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130225) MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-11-generic root=UUID=a30d1c8f-d16d-480b-aed8-2e09d69874d4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-evdev UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0804 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P8H77-M dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0804:bd10/15/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8H77-M:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.03.06-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.42-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.2-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.2-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.3-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu3 xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 12 12:23:17 2013 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu3 ** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-evdev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-evdev in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1153911 Title: Quirk for 2-button mouse Logitech TrackMan Marble To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/1153911/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp