I can't make the wheel on my mouse to work. It's a wireless optical logitech mouseman. Help please.

Add this to your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, in the Mouse section:
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

-- J.W.

I use an Intellimouse from MS
set mine up with
menu>system settings>mouse

it wa a little freaked out when I first set it up
( cursor ran round the screen despite where the mouse was )
cntrl + alt + backspace
to log out
log back in

I already did it, but still, the wheel doesn't work. I still can't scroll pages in the internet. I am using a Logitech cordless optical mouse.

I already did it, but still, the wheel doesn't work at all.

Change the protocol in the mouse section to "imps2" and then restart X windows.

I've made all those changes myself with a logitech mx500 (same as the wireless, but wired).

I've gone through every setting at least a dozen times

The strange thing, is that xev does not report a "button click" or any kind of event when scrolling the wheel up and down.

I've made another post about this, with no luck

pfunk's advice is correct, and I should have included it in my original post. Good catch pfunk.

Regarding the scrolling issue: first, did you exit X and restart as pfunk indicated? If not, do it and see if that solves it. If you did restart and continue to have problems, then what distro are you using, and could you post the mouse section of your XF86Config file. -- J.W.

I already did what pfunk said. I already restarted the X server, but I still can't scroll.

Here is the mouse section in my XF86Config file:

# Pointer section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IMPS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
ZAxisMapping 4 5

# For wheel support - can not be used with Emulate3Buttons
#
# ZAxisMapping 4 5

# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Protocol "Xqueue"

# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice
# BaudRate 9600
# SampleRate 150

# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
# Emulate3Buttons
Emulate3Timeout 50

# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
# ChordMiddle

EndSection

Get rid of the comment marks (the #'s). Here's what my XF86Config looks like (well, the mouse section anyway)

Section "InputDevice"

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

EndSection