OpenRazer 3.7 Adds Support For Many Newer Razer Devices On Linux

[phoronix]

Phoronix: OpenRazer 3.7 Adds Support For Many Newer Razer Devices On Linux

OpenRazer as the community-driven, open-source project providing driver support for Razer peripherals on Linux is out with a new feature release...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenRazer-3.7

[Kjell]

"Multi-billion dollar company can't afford to develop software for Linux. Gets help by unpaid volunteers"

[zexelon]

"Multi-billion dollar company can't afford to develop software for Linux. Gets help by unpaid volunteers"

The same multi-billion dollar company also cant spend any money putting quality parts in their hardware (i.e. switches!!)! They produce utter crap that works for about 5 - 6 months... just long enough for reviewers to give it top ratings for everything but quality!

[carguello2]

The same multi-billion dollar company also cant spend any money putting quality parts in their hardware (i.e. switches!!)! They produce utter crap that works for about 5 - 6 months... just long enough for reviewers to give it top ratings for everything but quality!

Not trying to offend you or anything but, perhaps you just purchased a cheap and low cost-build device.

I own a HUNTSMAN V2 TKL (1 year of use now) + a Viper Ultimate Cyberpunk edition (1.2 year of use now) and both continue to work just fine after countless hours of MW2/Warzone 2. Actually, 497.4 hours according to Steam.

Their high end stuff is usually well built.

Hopefully one day Linux market reaches 10%+ for them to build an official Synapse client. Maybe Chrome OS Gaming Laptops will push more gaming companies into Linux... 🙂

[tildearrow]

Not trying to offend you or anything but, perhaps you just purchased a cheap and low cost-build device.

I own a HUNTSMAN V2 TKL (1 year of use now) + a Viper Ultimate Cyberpunk edition (1.2 year of use now) and both continue to work just fine after countless hours of MW2/Warzone 2. Actually, 497.4 hours according to Steam.

Their high end stuff is usually well built.

Hopefully one day Linux market reaches 10%+ for them to build an official Synapse client. Maybe Chrome OS Gaming Laptops will push more gaming companies into Linux... 🙂

Sure.

Mamba stopped tracking after 2.5 years of use.
Lancehead TE scroll wheel glitchy after 2 years of use.
Two Hammerhead earphones that failed after one year.
BlackWidow Chroma with key repeat issues after 1.5 years.

[zexelon]

Not trying to offend you or anything but, perhaps you just purchased a cheap and low cost-build device.

I own a HUNTSMAN V2 TKL (1 year of use now) + a Viper Ultimate Cyberpunk edition (1.2 year of use now) and both continue to work just fine after countless hours of MW2/Warzone 2. Actually, 497.4 hours according to Steam.

Their high end stuff is usually well built.

Hopefully one day Linux market reaches 10%+ for them to build an official Synapse client. Maybe Chrome OS Gaming Laptops will push more gaming companies into Linux... 🙂

No offence taken!

My experience was two Razer Naga's bought at different times, both had the left mouse button's fail after 6-8 months usage.

I have had the same thing happen on a Logitech 602 mouse but that was after 2.5 years.

Right now I have the SteelSeries Aerox 9 and its so far holding up.

[Daktyl198]

OpenRazer makes razer hardware worth using. Their Windows software is so bad.

[Rovano]

I have been using a Logitech MX518 since 2008. Frantically. And it still works, only the paint has rubbed off somewhere and the front Teflon is starting to peel off. I don't know what to buy next. When I tried the new Logitech at a friend's place a few years ago, it was terrible and it stopped working after a while. But it's been a few years. Maybe they got better again. But who has time to try?

My other cheap mice were gone within a few months. Except for the Microsoft ball. It was also a holder until the cable twisted.

[theriddick]

Does this allow 2 devices 1 dongle support yet (for configuring) like the windows software?

[yump]

The same multi-billion dollar company also cant spend any money putting quality parts in their hardware (i.e. switches!!)! They produce utter crap that works for about 5 - 6 months... just long enough for reviewers to give it top ratings for everything but quality!

They solved the switch issue in many recent mice by switching to optical instead of electrical-contact switches. Although (at least some) wireless mice like the orochi v2 don't use optical (for battery life reasons probably).

Some people have reported scroll wheel issues, but I have a 3 year old Viper Mini and it's still going strong.

I don't use OpenRazer because of the out of tree kernel module it requires.