mouse wheel?

**peaceofpi** · 09-02-2005

Sorry for all the questions I've bugged you all with recently

How do I get the scroll wheel on the mouse to work?

oz · 09-02-2005

edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file as root and put this line in the mouse section:

Code:

ZAxisMapping "4 5"

It should look something like this:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier	"Mouse1"
    Driver	"mouse"
    Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Device"      "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

**iamsam** · 09-08-2005

i tried adding this code in a few places but it did not work where should i put it exactly

Code:

 Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
   
   

# On platforms where PnP mouse detection is supported the following
# protocol setting can be used when using a newer PnP mouse&#58;

#    Option     "Protocol"      "Auto"

# The available mouse protocols types that you can set below are&#58;
#    Auto BusMouse GlidePoint GlidePointPS/2 IntelliMouse IMPS/2
#    Logitech Microsoft MMHitTab MMSeries Mouseman MouseManPlusPS/2
#    MouseSystems NetMousePS/2 NetScrollPS/2 OSMouse PS/2 SysMouse
#    ThinkingMouse ThinkingMousePS/2 Xqueue
    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"

# The mouse device.  The device is normally set to /dev/mouse,
# which is usually a symbolic link to the real device.

    Option "Device"      "/dev/mouse"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/psaux"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/ttyS0"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/ttyS1"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#    Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

**kern** · 09-08-2005

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pretty cool eh? should sticky it somewhere

**iamsam** · 09-08-2005

but my xorg.conf doesnt look quite like that so idk where to put it
this is my whole mouse input device section

Code:

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver

    Identifier "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
   
   

# On platforms where PnP mouse detection is supported the following
# protocol setting can be used when using a newer PnP mouse&#58;

#    Option     "Protocol"      "Auto"

# The available mouse protocols types that you can set below are&#58;
#    Auto BusMouse GlidePoint GlidePointPS/2 IntelliMouse IMPS/2
#    Logitech Microsoft MMHitTab MMSeries Mouseman MouseManPlusPS/2
#    MouseSystems NetMousePS/2 NetScrollPS/2 OSMouse PS/2 SysMouse
#    ThinkingMouse ThinkingMousePS/2 Xqueue
    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"

# The mouse device.  The device is normally set to /dev/mouse,
# which is usually a symbolic link to the real device.

    Option "Device"      "/dev/mouse"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/psaux"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/ttyS0"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/ttyS1"

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.

#    Option "Protocol"	"Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.

#    Option "BaudRate"  "9600"
#    Option "SampleRate" "150"

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds &#40;default is 50ms&#41;

#    Option "Emulate3Buttons"
#    Option "Emulate3Timeout"    "50"

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice

#    Option "ChordMiddle"

oz · 09-08-2005

Originally Posted by iamsam

but my xorg.conf doesnt look quite like that so idk where to put it

Have you run "xorgconfig" as root yet?

If not, you might want to try doing that, then insert the lines mentioned above into the proper place.

**waltaja** · 09-08-2005

i'd also add:

Option "Buttons" "5"

as well. just the ZaxisMapping didn't work out for me

**Chris H** · 09-13-2005

iamsam, you can add the options anywhere in the mouse section.

You may also need to set PS/2 to IMPS/2 as well as the ZAxis stuff.

**iamsam** · 09-14-2005

i added the stuff in () and it does not work still, am i missing something?

Code:

    Identifier "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
   
   

# On platforms where PnP mouse detection is supported the following
# protocol setting can be used when using a newer PnP mouse&#58;

#    Option     "Protocol"      "Auto"

# The available mouse protocols types that you can set below are&#58;
#    Auto BusMouse GlidePoint GlidePointPS/2 IntelliMouse IMPS/2
#    Logitech Microsoft MMHitTab MMSeries Mouseman MouseManPlusPS/2
#    MouseSystems NetMousePS/2 NetScrollPS/2 OSMouse PS/2 SysMouse
#    ThinkingMouse ThinkingMousePS/2 Xqueue
    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"

# The mouse device.  The device is normally set to /dev/mouse,
# which is usually a symbolic link to the real device.

    Option "Device"      "/dev/mouse"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/psaux"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/ttyS0"
#   Option "Device"      "/dev/ttyS1"
&#40;#   ZAxisMapping          "4 5"&#41;
&#40;#   Option "Buttons"      "5"&#41;

**dyn0myt3** · 09-16-2005

Originally Posted by peaceofpi

Sorry for all the questions I've bugged you all with recently

How do I get the scroll wheel on the mouse to work?

If you hadn't asked I woulda, thanks!
Does the mouse type matter?
Logitech Trackball W/ wheel (USB)
Thanks!
Dyn0

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