Scroll Wheel Trouble

soldier228 · 03-20-2007, 02:18 PM

I use a Logitech MX 510 Mouse and it worked perfectly with Linux for a while but now all the sudden the scroll wheel isn't working. I tried a different mouse, the mouse that came with my wireless keyboard and that worked but then i when i turned my computer on this morning, it didn't work either. I have my Logitech MX 510 plugged back into my computer now. I am running openSUSE 10.2 for the mouse model i set it to Logitech MX 310 since they're basically the same and it worked before that way. The Wireless Mouse i was talking about is a Microsoft Optical Mouse 2.0

camorri · 03-20-2007, 03:37 PM

Your mouse is controlled by what is in the mouse section of the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

What might have changed that? Were you configuring the monitor, keyboard or the mouse?

It is usually the ZAxisMappiing that controls the scroll wheel. Here is what my Micro$oft moose looks like in xorg.conf.

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
    Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

This is a PS/2 mouse.The Option "Protocol" varies with the type of mouse you have. ( USB PS/2 etc ).

soldier228 · 03-20-2007, 07:20 PM

my xorg.conf looks like that already except it says the brand of the of mouse is logitech and it's a mx 310

camorri · 03-21-2007, 08:36 AM

Quote:

my xorg.conf looks like that already except it says the brand of the of mouse is logitech and it's a mx 310

Would you copy and paste all sections from your xorg.conf file that deal with mice. How is this mouse connected? PS/2 or USB or serial or wireless?

soldier228 · 03-21-2007, 09:10 PM

I don't know why i just don't do that automatically lol

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "MX310"
  Option       "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Logitech"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

camorri · 03-22-2007, 08:37 AM

I did some googling and came up with this configuration for the MX510. Give it a try and see what happens.

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "10"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 4 5"
EndSection

This should make all seven buttons work. I don't think the configuration you have could do that.

Also, in your file reverse the oder of Identifier and Driver lines. This may well be your main problem. You didn't tell me it is a USB or PS/2 mouse. My guess is PS/2 based on the protocol you have set.

I think you have to at lease restart the desktop after you edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Ctrl + Alt + backspace should cause the desktop to restart. Let me know how it goes...

If this doesn't deliver the results you want, have a look at this link. This approach is not trivial, but may well give you the best results.

http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/...+Mouse+Buttons

soldier228 · 03-22-2007, 03:57 PM

Basically you just wrote me drivers for it in a way lol. Is writing drivers for other hardware that simple or not? It's ps/2 i have an adapter for it to make it ps/2

soldier228 · 03-22-2007, 04:41 PM

that one did not work i had to replace my xorg.conf file for my computer to get xwindows to execute