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Mad Catz R.A.T. 7/9 on Linux ubuntu/mint
#The mouse will suck on linux because of the programmable buttons.
#This script will change the button-delegation so that the mouse doesn't stuck.
#@link https://community.linuxmint.com/hardware/view/10217
sudo mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
# add the following to the file
echo "Section \"InputClass\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "Identifier \"R.A.T.\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "MatchProduct \"R.A.T.7|R.A.T.9\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "MatchDevicePath \"/dev/input/event*\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "Option \"Buttons\" \"17\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "Option \"ButtonMapping\" \"1 2 3 4 5 0 0 8 9 7 6 12 0 0 0 16 17\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "Option \"AutoReleaseButtons\" \"13 14 15\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "Option \"ZAxisMapping\" \"4 5 6 7\"" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
echo "EndSection" >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/910-rat.conf
# esc, then wq!
# reboot
#sudo reboot now
echo "done"
echo "!!! Please reboot so the settings can work !!!"
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luudee commented Apr 16, 2019

This was very helpful! Thank you for sharing this info!

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techraed commented May 25, 2019

That really helped

@medievalhellspawn999
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My left click typically ends up a double click. This does not always happen but 50%. I have read many people having the debounce mouse click issue but none of the solution seems to work for my R.A.T. 7

@angelexevior
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My left click typically ends up a double click. This does not always happen but 50%. I have read many people having the debounce mouse click issue but none of the solution seems to work for my R.A.T. 7

check dmesh and usb device info for your R.A.T. cyborg and mad catz R.A.T.7's are identical as hardware but have different identifiers in firmware. You may need to change the name of it in xorg.conf depending if its a cyborg or madcatz firmware.

If you find out you've got the old cyborg model, try this after you've performed the above installation of Xorg:
Modify xorg.conf. Append the following section to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf
(in a terminal, enter pkexec gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf):

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Mouse Remap"
MatchProduct "Saitek Cyborg R.A.T.7 Mouse"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0"
EndSection

Good luck

@SebastianJL
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Thanks for sharing. This works great.

@KorshikovRoman
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Thank you very match

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