Ok, So i've seen several post on this and this is what i can gather that my files should look like...

my XF config section:
#################
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection
#########

my created ~/.imwheelrc:
##########
".*"
None, Up, Alt_L|Left
None, Down, Alt_L|Right
##########

added to my .xinitrc
##############
exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" &
exec imwheel -p -k -b 67
#############

I got imwheel installed and my XF config changed no problem. My question is how do i create that .imwheelrc file and where should it be created? Also, where is that .xinitrc file?

you make them yourself ....
files like these don't exist by default ...
and the ~ in the commands is equal to /home/user

Ok, what kind of file should it be? Just a regular text file?

both are hidden files in your home directory... they are personalized versions of system files

/etc/X11/xinitrc
/etc/X11/imwheel/imwheelrc

they need only contain the lines in the previous post. Create them with your favorite text editor.

BTW, to make my Explorer PS/2 work, I had to use:

imwheel -k -f -b "0067"

in .xinitrc

cheers

Can you add those lines directly to these files /etc/X11/xinitrc
/etc/X11/imwheel/imwheelrc or do you have to create the text file for it to work? I did it directly into those files without creating new ones and now my wheel is all messed up (doesn't scroll up and down). The back button works but the forward button right clicks . There are buttons to the top and bottom of my scroll wheel that do the back and foward perfectly. But i want the side buttons to do it.

yes and no.
/etc/X11/xinitrc gets read on startup

/etc/X11/imwheel/imwheelrc does not, it's just there to demonstrate options for different programs.

how many buttons do you REALLY have?
The examples I've given are for a MS Optical Explorer with: "5" buttons
Button Button #

left button 1
left side button 6
wheel up 4
wheel click 2
wheel down 5
right button 3
right side button 7

what's your current .imwheelrc setup?

Edit: You may also want to run `xev` to see how X is identifying your buttons

Ok, here's the deal. I got the foward and back button working on. However the wheel scrolls the page horizontally and not vertically now. Here is what my config files look like...

XF86Config -

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection


.imwheelrc -

".*"
None, Up, Alt_L|Left
None, Down, Alt_L|Right

.xinitrc

exec xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5" &
exec imwheel -p -k -b "0067"


I have an MX500 mouse and it has 9 buttons when you count scrolling up and down as a button.

Also, i couldn't get 'zev' to run. I got a "command not found" message.

well, that's a different animal...

include<disclaimer.h>
I have never configured a 9 button mouse

imwheel man page

I *think* this'll work, see disclaimer above...
Check the man page, save your current configs, and play with it...

Well, I used the configuration you gave me. That got it the closest so far. The foward and back buttons work but my wheel up makes the page scroll down and the only thing i can see that wheel down does is highlight files (it's different that left click as left click actually opens the files). Apparently i don't have zev as i tried to run it but it gives me a command not found message.

XXXXX, that's xev X E V

Ahh, sorry, xev doesn't work either though .

hmmm,
no, that's not right...
errr...

AHA!

RedHat nixed it after 7.2, so the stepchild, (Mandrake) must have as well...
You can pick it up here if you like...