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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
>
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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

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