I have a wireless mouse with a malfunctioning middle button click.
Tried dismantling and cleaning… no luck.
The keyboard functions from the same wireless dongle
Do I have to replace the keyboard , dongle and mouse as a set?
or
can I just replace the mouse?
It is Logitech. The KB is K260, the mouse is M210.
If the receiver is “unifiied” you should be able to replace the mouse only and keeping the keyboard.
Otherwise, just hope the best…
If you are technical enough, have a soldering set, you may just try to replace the microswitch of that button.
If that fails, you still have th option to replace the mouse.
@nevj
I have three logitech wireless keyboard and mouse sets, none of the dongles will interchange, but maybe the newer ones will work.
At present, I have only one wireless mouse working, that is attached to my laptop, all desktop PC’s are using wired keyboard and mouse.
Receiver is not unified… more than 10 years old.
Sounds like safest option is replace the whole set ( kb, mouse, usb plug) and maybe get a unified receiver this time.
Does not sound promising. Mine is older thsn 10 years.
Thank you Daniel and Laszlo
Neville
I hate to throw away but after so long of use… Retire both and buy new. You deserve the best.
Bought a set last week of mouse keyboard for less than 20 euros don’t expect it to last
@nevj
If the keyboard is ok and providing you have spare USB ports I would just replace the mouse.
I bought a Logitech M325 just over a year ago, they’re not cheap but it’s the best wireless one I’ve had so far.
This is it on amazon Australia.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Logitech-910-002334-Wireless-Mouse-Silver/dp/B0050FBICE/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
Maybe a mouse with a unified receiver?
And then add the keyboard…
Nulaxy Model M13. Works dandy through my KVM with both my Linux box and the W11 box. Seems like it’s three years old or so.
Using a Logitech unifying receiver in Linux seems to be somewhat complicated
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Logitech_Unifying_Receiver
not quite plug and play
@nevj
Just keep the wireless keyboard and get a wired mouse, no more mouse battery change, and plug and play, with either Windows or Linux.
Does the device you’re hooking up to have BlueTooth?
I hate all those “unified” (that’s an oxymoron) 2.4 ghz dongles… Forever misplacing them… I’d recommend a Bluetooth mouse - that way you can keep your existing keyboard…
I’m 100% Bluetooth mouse on my main desktop machine (running Pop!_OS). My keyboard is a Lenovo Thinkpad Compact Keyboard II (includes TrackPoint) - it supports Bluetooth - but I am using it via the supplied “dongle”
I dont think so, but am looking at getting a new combo which has both wireless and bluetooth capability.
You may replace just the mouse.
However, the new mouse will likely have its own dongle. Which means, you are going to end up with two RF dongles now.
The misplacing part is so true. It is important to keep them securely.
However, I find wireless connection through 2.4GHz more reliable than Bluetooth. Some distros go in sleep mode after inactivity and Bluetooth gets disconnected. RF dongle works seamlessly.
If you MUST have to use wireless KB and mouse, then I think you shouldn’t go for a combo. Because you cannot change any one of those. If I were you, then I would keep the KB and replace the mouse with a wired one as in general, nobody uses computer from 6-8 ft. distance. If you use a 42" tv as monitor, then it is a separate matter.
So, reading between the lines, that answers the original question… each mouse or KB is uniquely tied to its own RF dongle, unless you use Logitech Unified Reader.
That is what Laszlo said too.
That is true. I did not choose wireless originally, it just came with the computer.
In the past I used wired mice and KB, because that was once the only thing available, and they used to have special interface cards, not USB.
I will get a wired mouse and try it. They are cheap enough.
With two computers on the desk, a KVM (mine is HDMI for compatibility) makes more sense. I can use one wired keyboard and either a wired or a USB wireless mouse to avoid adding to the wire mess.
I bought a couple of these Logitech MX Master 2S Bluetooth Edition for home and work and love them.
The size fits the hand better than the smaller mobile mice. This one has a unified receiver bundled with it but can also be used with Bluetooth. It has a button on the bottom to toggle through three choices. You can use the same mouse on three different devices that way.
Highly recommended.
This is the 2S. The newer version is the 3S. I have not used that one yet.
I use a wired keyboard and wireless mouse both plugged into a USB hub. The hub is connected to one of two computers using a USB extension cable. I can easily switch between computers by pulling out a plug and plugging into my other computer. It also has a small USB thumb drive and my webcam connected to it.
Then I do have to use the screen menu buttons to change to the other video input to complete the switch between computers. It’s not a KVM but it is super cheap and fairly convenient.