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Total linux newbie I don't know anything and need help
Hi,
I just installed mandrake linux v9.1 just to see how it was like. I am having problems trying to get the sound to work. I get no sound at all for some reason. Does anyone know how to fix this. Also the scroll wheel on my mouse doesn't seem to work. I tried to look for linux drivers on the logitech website but they only have the drivers for windows. I don't know anything about linux because I use windows so I am sorry if I said anything stupid.
The first thing you need to do is start reading. I hate to give RTFM replies, but you're going to have to do it.
To fix your mouse you'll need to edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config to look similar to mine:
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" <--------ADD THIS LINE
As for sound, you need to find out what kind of soundcard, and whether your distro is using ALSA or OSS or aRTs or what...
search this site for your card+mandrake and I'm sure you'll find your answer... http://www.google.com/linux
I would expect that Mandrake has GUIs to be able to set the scroll wheel. On the mute front, I don't know why, but it does seem to get installed that way. Ahhh, here is the link.
Originally posted by je_fro The first thing you need to do is start reading. I hate to give RTFM replies, but you're going to have to do it.
To fix your mouse you'll need to edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config to look similar to mine:
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" <--------ADD THIS LINE
As for sound, you need to find out what kind of soundcard, and whether your distro is using ALSA or OSS or aRTs or what...
search this site for your card+mandrake and I'm sure you'll find your answer... http://www.google.com/linux
# 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
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But i still can't scroll with my mouse. What is the problem?
I got it to work. I went into mouse configuration and changed it to usb wheel mouse then I unplugged the mouse from my ps/2 port and plugged my mouse into the usb port and rebooted linux and it worked.
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