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# Razer

From ArchWiki

There is currently no official driver for the Razer gaming mice in Linux. However, Michael Buesch has created a tool called razercfg to configure Razer mice under Linux.

## Compatibility

razercfg lists the following mice models as stable:

- Razer DeathAdder Classic
- Razer DeathAdder 3500 DPI
- Razer DeathAdder Black Edition
- Razer Krait
- Razer Naga

and the following as stable but missing minor features:

- Razer Lachesis
- Razer Copperhead
- Razer Boomslang CE

## Installation

Download and install razercfg or razercfg-git for bleeding edge git releases from the AUR.

After installing with pacman add the `razerd` daemon

    # systemctl enable razerd.service

to start up at launch with.

You also need to edit your `/etc/X11/xorg.conf` file to disable the current mouse settings. I just commented them out then set some defaults as suggested by the author:

    /etc/xorg.conf

     Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse"
        Driver  "mouse"
        Option  "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
     EndSection

It is important to only have `Mouse` and not `Mouse#` listed in `xorg.conf`.

### For Python 3 users

If you have python 3 set as your default version then you will have to make a simple change to the source code of the two utilities. You can check by typing the following command

    $ python -V

If it returns python 2.X then you can skip this section. If it returns python 3.X then change the first line of both files `/usr/bin/razercfg` and `/usr/bin/qrazercfg` to the following:

    #!/usr/bin/env python2

### Final touches

Retart the computer then enter:

    # udevadm control --reload-rules

To start the daemon, type:

    # systemctl start razerd.service

If you did everything correctly, you shouldn't get errors.

## Using the Razer Configuration Tool

There are two commands you can use, one for the command line tool `razercfg` or the Qt-based GUI tool `qrazercfg`.

From the tool you can use the 5 profiles, change the DPI, change mouse frequency, enable and disable the scroll and logo lights and configure the buttons.

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