I just switched from Windows 10 to Bazzite with KDE 6. I have experience with linux before, but not as a main OS. I have a Logitech Performance MX. I used SetPoint on Windows to fine-tune things.
For some reason, my scroll wheel acts differently in almost every program. Firefox is the only one that feels normal. My scroll wheel clicks as I scroll, and in Windows that would do 3 lines up or down.
Nothing except Firefox follows the clicking, so all my scrolling is super fine-grained as if I were scrolling with a trachpad. I tried Solaar and that gave me an option to turn off smooth scrolling, but now I need to scroll 6 or more times to see any movement. Increasing sensitivity in KDE just means after 6 times of nothing, the next one is a huge leap. There’s no middle ground it seems and I’m losing my mind trying to fix this.
Is there anything else I can do?
I had the same issue with the MX Master 3S. It’s caused by the hi-res scroll wheel feature of Logitech’s HID++. If you have a Bolt dongle, try using that instead of Bluetooth.
If that’s not a fix, try blacklisting the
hid-logitech-hidppkernel module.Arch wiki article about module blacklisting: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_module#Blacklisting
About kernel parameters in GRUB (should be the default bootloader in Bazzite): https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_parameters#GRUBThe easiest way to do it in GRUB is to:
- open the
/etc/default/grubfile with root privileges - find the line starting with
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=... - insert
module_blacklist=hid-logitech-hidppto the end separated by a single space - save the file
- run
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfgas root to apply the changes - reboot
This will prevent loading the HID++ module entirely. The OS then shouldn’t be able to interpret high-res scroll events. You’ll also have to enable or disable the scroll wheel resolution in Solaar to handle it properly.
(edit) tested in a Bazzite VM and updated the steps.
I can’t wait to try this when I get home today. I can’t thank you enough for the details. I’ll let you know how it goes later.
if you have a Bolt dongle, try using that instead of Bluetooth.
I use the unifying receiver that came with the mouse.
- open the
I believe for mouse config in all DEs there are issues with the libinput library and X11 which can somewhat limit config options. If you’re using Wayland then you should find an advanced tab in the mouse options in KDE settings app which may do what you want.
Otherwise imwheel is widely recommended command line tool. There is a comprehensive guide linked below, and the tool can be autostarted in the background once setup.
KDE switched evdev to libinput and dropped some options, including the advanced config tab in the KDE mouse settings.
Here’s all the options I have:
(Screenshot taken from my laptop, but the menu for this mouse is the same)