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Questions tagged [peripherals]

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Scrolling impossible while moving mouse - Fedora 28 VM guest on Win10

I have been searching awhile before asking my question here, but still cannot find any answer. I have noticed that mouse scrolling is generally poorly handled on Linux (maybe just Gnome tho). I am running my Fedora 28 on a VirtualBox VM, under a…
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Get the device path of USB given device ID

After plugging the USB to the port of my machine, if I do lsusb I see the device I am looking for: Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b573 Some Manufacturer If I list the devices under /dev/, I can see lots of device paths, such as /dev/tty0,…
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USB devices not authorized for usage after Debian upgrade

I am running Debian on a Lenovo Thinkpad X240. Some time ago I upgraded from Stretch to Buster. Since then the USB-Keyboard and the USB-Mouse don't work. I can't read or access any USB-Sticks either. The system is up to date and I've rebooted it…
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Cannot scroll while moving mouse in Ubuntu VirtualBox guest

Applications in Ubuntu, such as Chromium or the GNOME Terminal, are not responsive to mouse wheel scroll events when moving the mouse cursor at the same time. I am running Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS as guest OS using VirtualBox 6.1 with a Windows 10 host. I…
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Linux, at what point a device can write to the main memory through DMA?

I am trying to figure out how and when Linux gives the permission to perform direct memory access (DMA) to the peripheral devices on PCIe. I have read how DMA is initiated in the kernel's "DMA API HOWTO", but still would like to clarify a couple…
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Switch buttons on only the left-handed mouse (input devices)

I've got two Logitech M650 Mice hooked to by Debian 12 Gnome 44 Machine. One is a "Left-Handed" mouse. I would like to swap the buttons on just the left mouse so that I can use my index finger as primary click. The right mouse should remain the…
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Bluetooth Keyboard not functioning properly Arch Linux

I recently bought a Bluetooth keyboard (when I still had Windows) and then decided to upgrade my laptop HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-aq055na to Arch Linux (KDE Plasma if that helps). Everything is working fine (mouse), except my keyboard. I've…
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SD card not showing up under /dev

I'm trying to mount a 2gb Kingston SD card on a Lenovo ThinkPad t420s running Arch Gnu/Linux with kernel version 5.2.6. It has a removable SD card reader connected with an ExpressCard slot. I've previously found this reader to be fully functional,…
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Wireless Mouse doesn't work after upgrading packages - Debian

My wireless optical mouse has stopped working after upgrades performed with # apt-get upgrade. This is the output of # tail -f /var/log/syslog May 23 10:30:00 GaboPC /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[596]: (II) config/udev: removing device MOSART Semi.…
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How exactly USB Audio will be detected in Linux?

How will the Linux detect that I connected a USB Audio Peripheral? If I connect a USB Charger it will charge my mobile and it does not show any Headset icon on my status bar(Android). But when I connect the USB Audio Headset to the same USB type c…
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Desktop environment is non-responsive, how to diagnose/restart?

My desktop environment (Gnome?) is non-responsive. I tend to plug and unplug the mouse and keyboard frequently. I just plugged in the mouse and keyboard, and the computer came out of sleep, but is not responding to mouse clicks or to the keyboard…
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Restrict peripherals to input/output devices

I have some Linux Debian machines that I want to prevent "unauthorized" devices from being plugged in. Basically I don't want employees plugging in external hard drives or USB thumb drives and moving data onto or off of the machines. I would like to…
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My Thunderbolt4 port is not working, how to verify that this is a hardware or OS problem?

I am using Fedora 38 on Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4. Kernel version is 6.3.11. It seems that my Thunderbolt 4 ports are powered on, but whatever I plug to them I get no output. Is there any way to verify that this is due to hardware or lack of support…
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Which component of the Linux (OS) stack handle BT speakers and smartwatches?

I reverse engineered Bluetooth interfaces of the UE Boom 3 speaker and Pebble 2 smartwatch, documented them and made Python scripts to use all the same features of their official iOS apps. I could make UIs etc. for my scripts, but I would like to…
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WiFi, Ethernet, USB and HDMI not working after update Ubuntu 22.04 on Lenovo ideapad 510-15ikb

Yesterday night (16 feb 2023) my Ubuntu autoupdated some packages and after restart, most of my periperals are not working anymore. HDMI port, ethernet and wifi do not work at all, USB ports did not detect my phone/wifi dongle, but does detect a…
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