scroll not working on slackware 10

da_zombie · 10-21-2004, 02:02 PM

hi there

i am trying out slackware 10 for the first time and i am facing these problems

1) the scroll is not working from my mercury optical mouse. How do i set up my mouse?

2)whenever i run startx slackware directly logs on to kde, what should i do so that it shows me a desktop manager so that i can log on to a wm of my choice?

thnx in advance

XavierP · 10-21-2004, 02:43 PM

You have a choice. Either edit your etc/inittab file to start with graphical boot or, just after logging in, run xwmconfig and choose your desktop there.

J.W. · 10-21-2004, 05:02 PM

As for the scroll on your mouse, add this line to your xorg.conf file in the Mouse section

Code:

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

This is a common issue and there are many threads about it. It would be nice if this were just done automatically though, that's for sure. Fortunately it's a easy fix. -- J.W.

da_zombie · 10-22-2004, 02:42 AM

thnx guys!
i did what you people have suggested and it works! thnx again!