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Date:      Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:29:48 -0400
From:      "Person, Roderick" <personrp@ccbh.com>
To:        "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   RE: Need a hand with imwheel
Message-ID:  <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A66854B@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu>

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try switching Protocal to auto and device to system mouse

Roderick P. Person
Programmer II
personrp@ccbh.com

"You ever feel like you just been cheated? "
- Johnny Rotten


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Louis LeBlanc [mailto:leblanc+freebsd@acadia.ne.mediaone.net]
> Sent: August 10, 2001 12:00 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Need a hand with imwheel
>=20
>=20
> Hey all.
>=20
> I am trying to get imwheel working, but having no luck.
>=20
> I am using the latest imwheel (0.9.9, I think) from the ports, =
XFree86
> 4.1.0, and I _did_ read the imwheel docs, and the FreeBSD.org
> examples.
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> Here is my pointer section from /etc/X11/XFree86config:
>=20
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier  "Mouse0"
>         Driver      "mouse"
>         Option      "Protocol"  "PS/2"
>         Option      "Device" "/dev/psm0"
>         Option      "Resolution" "300"
>         Option      "Buttons" "5"
>         Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>=20
> And my mousewheel invokes no response from Netscape, xterm, etc.  My
> .Xdefaults file is identical to the one I use on another FreeBSD
> machine where I did get the wheel working.
>=20
> The other box I have working uses a different card (ATI=20
> Mach64 3D Pro),
> is currently running XFree86 3.3.x, and has the same mouse=20
> (intellimouse
> 1.2a).
>=20
> I know the imwheel docs say to use IMPS/2 as the protocol, but with
> this setup, that doesn't work.  The mouse cursor gets epilleptic.
>=20
> I also tried telling it there were only 3 buttons, setting the baud
> rate to 9600 with protocol Intellimouse (this is what I use on my
> other bsd box).  The Intellimouse protocol also causes epilleptic
> siezures in the mouse.
>=20
> The card on this box was correctly detected by XFree86 4, and here is
> the section:
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> Section "Device"
>         Identifier  "Card0"
>         Driver      "ati"
>         VendorName  "ATI"
>         BoardName   "Rage 128 RF"
>         BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>=20
> As for imwheel invocation, I have the following line in my =
~/.xsession
> /usr/X11R6/bin/imwheel
>=20
> I have found that the -k flag only applies to Linux, so I left it =
out.
> ps -ax | grep imwheel shows the daemon running.
> I have a ~/.imwheelrc file taken (without modification for now) from
> the source.  Of course, this is the same one installed in
> /usr/X11R6/etc/imwheelrc, so this may be bad.
>=20
> Has anyone else gotten this mouse working with the wheel on XFree86 =
4?
>=20
> I'd appreciate any clues on how you fixed it.
>=20
> Thanks
> Lou
> --=20
> Louis LeBlanc       leblanc@acadia.ne.mediaone.net
> Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :)
> http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net                 =D4=BF=D4=AC
>=20
> Wiker's Law:
>   Government expands to absorb revenue and then some.
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>try switching Protocal to auto and device to system =
mouse</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Roderick P. Person</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Programmer II</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>personrp@ccbh.com</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&quot;You ever feel like you just been cheated? =
&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>- Johnny Rotten</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; From: Louis LeBlanc [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:leblanc+freebsd@acadia.ne.mediaone.net">mailto:leblanc+fr=
eebsd@acadia.ne.mediaone.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Sent: August 10, 2001 12:00 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Subject: Need a hand with imwheel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Hey all.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I am trying to get imwheel working, but having =
no luck.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I am using the latest imwheel (0.9.9, I think) =
from the ports, XFree86</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; 4.1.0, and I _did_ read the imwheel docs, and =
the FreeBSD.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; examples.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Here is my pointer section from =
/etc/X11/XFree86config:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Section &quot;InputDevice&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Identifier&nbsp; &quot;Mouse0&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;mouse&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Protocol&quot;&nbsp; =
&quot;PS/2&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Device&quot; =
&quot;/dev/psm0&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Resolution&quot; =
&quot;300&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Buttons&quot; =
&quot;5&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;ZAxisMapping&quot; &quot;4 =
5&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; EndSection</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; And my mousewheel invokes no response from =
Netscape, xterm, etc.&nbsp; My</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; .Xdefaults file is identical to the one I use =
on another FreeBSD</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; machine where I did get the wheel =
working.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; The other box I have working uses a different =
card (ATI </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Mach64 3D Pro),</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; is currently running XFree86 3.3.x, and has the =
same mouse </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; (intellimouse</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; 1.2a).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I know the imwheel docs say to use IMPS/2 as =
the protocol, but with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; this setup, that doesn't work.&nbsp; The mouse =
cursor gets epilleptic.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I also tried telling it there were only 3 =
buttons, setting the baud</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; rate to 9600 with protocol Intellimouse (this =
is what I use on my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; other bsd box).&nbsp; The Intellimouse protocol =
also causes epilleptic</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; siezures in the mouse.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; The card on this box was correctly detected by =
XFree86 4, and here is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; the section:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Section &quot;Device&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Identifier&nbsp; &quot;Card0&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Driver&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;ati&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
VendorName&nbsp; &quot;ATI&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
BoardName&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Rage 128 RF&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
BusID&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;PCI:1:0:0&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; EndSection</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; As for imwheel invocation, I have the following =
line in my ~/.xsession</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; /usr/X11R6/bin/imwheel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I have found that the -k flag only applies to =
Linux, so I left it out.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; ps -ax | grep imwheel shows the daemon =
running.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I have a ~/.imwheelrc file taken (without =
modification for now) from</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; the source.&nbsp; Of course, this is the same =
one installed in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; /usr/X11R6/etc/imwheelrc, so this may be =
bad.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Has anyone else gotten this mouse working with =
the wheel on XFree86 4?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; I'd appreciate any clues on how you fixed =
it.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Thanks</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Lou</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; -- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Louis =
LeBlanc&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
leblanc@acadia.ne.mediaone.net</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire =
:)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; <A HREF=3D"http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp; =D4=BF=D4=AC</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Wiker's Law:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Government expands to absorb =
revenue and then some.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; To Unsubscribe: send mail to =
majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT>
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