Additionally this extract from X server logs seem very wrong: [ 3256.507] (II) event23 - E-Signal/A-One USB Gaming Mouse System Control: is tagged by udev as: Keyboard [ 3256.507] (II) event23 - E-Signal/A-One USB Gaming Mouse System Control: device is a keyboard [ 3256.508] (II) event23 - E-Signal/A-One USB Gaming Mouse System Control: device removed [ 3256.556] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.1/0003:04D9:A0D6.0005/input/input29/event23" [ 3256.556] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "E-Signal/A-One USB Gaming Mouse System Control" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)