From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 25 11:52:24 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46F3C37B401 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:52:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from nyogtha.unknownkadath.net (nyogtha.unknownkadath.net [209.153.153.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59B1C440CD for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:47:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asenchi@asenchi.com) Received: from [192.168.0.25] (dedport-132-157.idealapps.com [64.118.132.157] (may be forged)) by nyogtha.unknownkadath.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h1PJxQfX036408; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 14:59:26 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: scroll mouse From: Asenchi To: Brian Henning Cc: Willie Viljoen , bsdaemon@eudoramail.com, freebsd In-Reply-To: References: <200302252118.42307.will@unfoldings.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 25 Feb 2003 14:45:35 -0500 Message-Id: <1046202336.27431.40.camel@palea.attbi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I believe everyone is talking about: [snip] Option "Protocol" "auto" [snip] Curt On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 14:25, Brian Henning wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Willie Viljoen" > To: ; "freebsd" ; "Brian > Henning" > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message