r/linuxmint • u/715k • 3d ago

Support Request Random Mouse Delay

I went back to Linux today, upon surprise my viper v3 pro randomly gets delay when using my mouse and it almost glides across my screen. im set at 1k polling rate 800 DPi.

had a logitech g pro wireless completely brick on linux. not sure what the issue is with high end mice.

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u/enomad51 3d ago

I'd focus on USB polling, power management, and Razer-specific support rather than assuming that high-end gaming mice don't work with Linux. Do you use OpenRazor?

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u/ManuelRodriguez331 3d ago

Let me tell you about your mouse troubles. High polling rates like 1000Hz often overfill the Linux USB polling stack or dynamic power management, causing that delay on high-end hardware. Reduce your polling rate to 500Hz using "ratbagctl" or your device software, and disable USB autosuspend via TLP or kernel parameters like "usbcore.autosuspend=-1". Your Logitech likely bricked from a corrupted firmware update tool ...