Eek! A Wheel Mouse!

[fuzzy]

Okay, so I bought this mouse because, well, the old one was acting up terribly in both win and lin.
I got one of those wheel mice and, of course, it came with a win/mac driver cd. It works just fine in win. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif
It's a Kensington Mouse-In-A-Box. As a plain old mouse it works just fine. The wheel acts simply as a third button... no scrolling.
I saw a few sites that had possible "fixes" but they all make my mouse a bit hyper! So does anyone know of a reasonable way to get this mouse to work for "wheel"? http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif
TIA!

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[TheLinuxDuck]

Originally posted by fuzzy:
I saw a few sites that had possible "fixes" but they all make my mouse a bit hyper! So does anyone know of a reasonable way to get this mouse to work for "wheel"?

What version of xfree are you running? More to the point, are you running 4.0+??


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TheLinuxDuck
Wait... that's a penguin?!?!?
:wq

[fuzzy]

Originally posted by TheLinuxDuck:
What version of xfree are you running? More to the point, are you running 4.0+??



NO... 3.3.6? Whichever came included on the last debian release. I know it isn't 4.0.1 or whatever. Do I need that? Hmm...

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[TheLinuxDuck]

Originally posted by fuzzy:
NO... 3.3.6? Whichever came included on the last debian release. I know it isn't 4.0.1 or whatever. Do I need that? Hmm...


Welp, I'll be honest.. I've never heard of anyone saying that got the scroll wheel working under anything before 4.0 .. with that in mind http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif if you feel like downloading it and getting it to work, then you're one step ahead of the game for future expansion. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

4.0.1 was a little trouble for me, but then again, I could make trouble out of a paper clip and a chewing gum wrapper (call me MacGuyver).

Personally, I thought it was worth it.

Have you done a search through the forums for wheel mice?

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TheLinuxDuck
Wait... that's a penguin?!?!?
:wq

[WhiteTrashGOD]

Download imwheel. You can get it at your favorite place to get RPMs.

Install it and add the following line to your rc.local file:

exec imwheel -k

Open your /etc/XF86Config file in your favorite text editor. Under the 'pointers section' you need to change your protocol to 'IMPS2'
comment out (add a #) all 'emulate three button' nonsense, and add these lines;

ZAxisMapping 4 5
Buttons 5

Save the file, and exit.

Re-init or reboot (depending on preference) and restart X.

Try it out - your wheel should work. If not, check your TOP to see if imwheel is running. If not, you put it in the wrong place in your rc.local file. Start the process by typing 'imwheel -k' at the command line.

Hope this helps.

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[fuzzy]

Thanks for the advice.
I'll install imwheel tonight.
I did try those other things (changing my XF86Config to read "IMPS/2" and commented out emulate-3-buttons but that's when my mouse went haywire! I rarely caught site of it. Occasionally it was at the bottom of the screen but if I even considered moving the mouse it would be off like a shot -- who knows where!
I will try that imwheel program, though. Thanks, folks, for the help!


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[fuzzy]

One question (just a curiosity)...
What is the -k option for (after exec imwheel -k)?

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[knute]

The -k means to kill any other running drivers... Having multiple ones running can wreak havoc on the mouse...

(including the ones that were described. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif)

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Knute
Email: knuteh@yahoo.com
ICQ: 53979509

[fuzzy]

Perhaps I should just kill this new mouse. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

Perhaps "exec(ecute) mouse".
I think "exec mouse -k" would be redundant.


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