Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:25:50 -0600 From: "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com> To: "Willie Viljoen" <will@unfoldings.net>, <bsdaemon@eudoramail.com>, "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: scroll mouse Message-ID: <OE28JMYTcecyvfBT5zk000006ef@hotmail.com> References: <KCGKFMBAIKMDHBAA@whowhere.com> <200302252118.42307.will@unfoldings.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Willie Viljoen" <will@unfoldings.net> To: <bsdaemon@eudoramail.com>; "freebsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; "Brian Henning" <b1henning@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:18 PM Subject: Re: scroll mouse > On Tuesday 25 February 2003 21:11, someone, possibly joshua lokken, typed: > > >/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 > > > You can try using the "Auto" protocol, that's always worked for me. I > > don't spot any [obvious] problems... > > > > Joshua > > Joshua is spot on. With any PS/2 mouse that is properly supported by moused, > you should use the auto protocol in your XF86Config. The reason for this > specific problem is that the MouseSystems protocol (which is the obsolete > protocol that used to be used for 3 button mice) does not have a Z axis. > The auto protocol will work just fine though. > > Will > > -- > Willie Viljoen > Freelance IT Consultant > > 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas > Bloemfontein > 9321 > South Africa > > +27 51 522 15 60 > +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) > +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) > > will@unfoldings.net > You are talking about "Auto" in the XF86Config file and not the rc.conf file, correct? Option "Device" "auto" i will give that a try. thanks, brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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