Mouse Wheel Scroll
I thought all linux users knew this but my "so called Linux God" buddy came over the other day he was freaking out cause I am able to use my scroll function on my mouse...so I thought maybe someone else could use this info.
It's really simple if you have a mouse wheel that can scroll then edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 depending on which one you have and edit the line Protocol ps/2 to imps/2 Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "Protocol" "imps/2" This should work just fine however if you run into trouble here is the web page that helped me out long ago. http://koala.ilog.fr/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/ Enjoy, Muddy |
And if you have a mouse with side buttons you can use them for Forward|Back in most browsers as well :)
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I hate to say this, but you're not entirely correct. You actually need the following to get a mouse wheel working:
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" And /dev/mouse is only useful if you have set up a symlink, which some distros do not do by default. If you're using USB you need: Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "imps/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" If you're using PS/2: Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Protocol" "imps/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" |
..unecessary post that was totally unhelpful.
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super_me, if you don't have valuable input to give to members here, then refrain from posting. Thanks.
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My XF86Config file ALREADY says the following and it still doesn't work. Can anyone help?
This has been bolded and quoted for readability [QUOTE Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "Name" "Autodetection" Option "Protocol" "imps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" [/QUOTE] NOTE: This mouse is USB and I'm running SuSE 7.3 Pro |
never mind folks. I edited my XF86Config file and added the ZAxisMapping thingy, then restarted my X Server and I was good to go. Sorry to waste your time :(
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