Logitech Wheelmouse help (absolute newbie)

[synecdoche]

Hey everyone. I just installed Red Hat 7.3 yesterday. I've only had about an hour and a half to use it but am liking what I have seen so far.

My only problem is that I am running a Logitech wheel mouse, but currently the wheel does not operate. Does anyone have any dead simple instructions on how to get the wheel going? I've found plenty of settings (oops, in KDE) to set the scroll rate but nothing to get it going to begin with. And, the only tutorial I found on the net about getting it going was a little beyond me yet.

Also forgot to mention: it is a PS/2 mouse, but currently plugged into a serial port with an adapter (and it needs to stay that way).

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
-dave

[mdwatts]

Could you please post the InputDevice Section from /etc/X11/XF86Config (-4).

Usually the Protocol of IMPS/2 usually works for a wheel mouse.


Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "A4-Tech"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"


The Logitech may be slightly different.

You can also try a forum search for 'Logitech' as I'm sure you will find all the necessary information you require to configure your mouse correctly.

[chris_i386]

Here are your dead simple instructions:
-Log in as root.
-Start a text editor and open the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
-Find a line saying Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
and change it to Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
-Save the file
-Hit Control Alt Backspace at the same time, this restarts
your X-server for sure.
-Voilà, your wheel should work now, at least it worked for
my Logitech mouse.

[synecdoche]

Chris, I tried the change you made but it made me lose control of the mouse completely.

Here is the InputDevice section

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "MICROSOFT"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

I'll try mdwatts' solution next and report back.

[chris_i386]

Sorry, didn't carefully read that line about the adaptor...
What mdwatts is suggesting is pretty much the same,
I just explained it in more detail. (at least I tried to...)
So his solution probably won't work either.
I'm afraid that there are no drivers for wheel mice connected
to the serial port...

[mdwatts]

I neglected to notice the part about the serial port.

Try

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
Option "Buttons" "3"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

The mouse documentation at www.xfree86.org may help and you can also try some Google for Linux searches for i.e. "logitech wheel serial xf86config" and see if you can find any examples of XF86Config.