The neverending wheel mouse question

[bdg1983]

I searched the forum, cause I have read this answer before, but I got no results. Anyways ... the question is:
I run suse 7.1 and a logitech ps/2 wheelmouse... how do I get the wheel to work?

[bdg1983]

Try http://www.xfree86.org/current/mouse.html under the ZAixMapping the the configuration examples.

If that doesn't work, then the program 'imwheel' is highly recommended.

[ille_pugil42]

keep in mind that not all programs will see the wheel. I've got rhat 7.1 (x4.1???) and it works great... but not all windows see it properly, and some don't see it at all... So... be warned

[M8ram]

I looked at the xfree86 site but I cannot find Red Hat anywhere.

I think my mouse is the MS IntelliMouse (serial, PS/2), with two buttons and a scroll wheel.

I think the configuration should be something like

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "4"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "3 4"
EndSection

Could this be correct?

And exactly where do I put this?

thanks.

[EyesWideOpen]

Originally posted by M8ram:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "4"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "3 4"
EndSection

Could this be correct?

And exactly where do I put this?

thanks.[/QB]

I would try Buttons 5 and ZAxisMapping 4 5 if the numbers above don't work. You put this in your XF86Config file which is located in /etc/X11. If you have xfree86 version 4 then I think your file will have a -4 on the end of it (XF86Config-4).

Make sure you keep a back up of the original file in case you screw something up by accident. Restart X to see if your changes worked.