Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 14:08:56 -0500 (EST) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Brian Henning <b1henning@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: scroll mouse Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0302251406450.24193-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <OE66KrTPh05xeZ5Dup10000bf94@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Brian Henning wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:05:11 > > Brian Henning wrote: > > >Hello- > > >i have a logitech 2 button mouse with a wheel in the middle. > > >i would like to get the wheel to work in x-windows, but i can't get the > > >scrolling to work. > > >here is what i have done so far. > > > > > >rc.conf > > >-------- > > >moused_type="ps/2" > > >moused_port="/dev/psm0" > > >moused_enable="YES" > > >moused_flags="-z 4" > > > > > >/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > > >... > > >Section "InputDevice" > > > Identifier "Mouse0" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "Protocol" "MouseSystems" > > > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > > > Option "Buttons" "5" > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > >EndSection > > >... <snip> > > > > You can try using the "Auto" protocol, that's always worked for me. I don't > spot any [obvious] problems... > > > > Joshua > > > > > > Need a new email address that people can remember > > Check out the new EudoraMail at > > http://www.eudoramail.com > > > > i have tried 'auto' in the past, but without success. > thanks, > brian > For what it's worth, I have a couple Logitech mice like yours and the wheel only works with the "Auto" protocol and with moused *disabled*. I could never get it to work with moused enabled, apparently X must have direct access to it. Which of course never bothered me, as I hate a mouse pointer in terminal mode... HTH - JB # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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