How can I switch on my Mouse Scroll Button?

Ongeboren · 01-17-2007, 05:41 AM

I checked in the mouse controls, but there is no place I can switch it on. Through the installation process, I chose an Intelli mouse, and still, I cannot use the scroll button..

any ideads?

Tux-Slack · 01-17-2007, 05:56 AM

open up the console
type in as root ofcourse
cd /etc/X11
pico xorg.conf
and search for Input Device
There you will find "Protocol" "PS/2"
instead of PS/2 it could be something else
change that into IMPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2
with quotas("")

pwc101 · 01-17-2007, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tux-Slack

open up the console
type in as root ofcourse
cd /etc/X11
pico xorg.conf
and search for Input Device
There you will find "Protocol" "PS/2"
instead of PS/2 it could be something else
change that into IMPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2
with quotas("")

In my experience, you need to simply add the following lines to /etc/xorg.conf in your mouse section (Input Device):

Code:

Option          "Buttons"       "5"
Option          "ZAxisMapping"  "4 5"

Incidentally, there are a lot of threads on this here at LQ (see bottom of the page for 5 examples).

Ongeboren · 01-17-2007, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tux-Slack

open up the console
type in as root ofcourse
cd /etc/X11
pico xorg.conf
and search for Input Device
There you will find "Protocol" "PS/2"
instead of PS/2 it could be something else
change that into IMPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2
with quotas("")

I did that, plus I added something more :

Code:

Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Buttons" "5"
    Option " ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

and still it doesn't work.

pwc101 · 01-17-2007, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ongeboren

I did that, plus I added something more :

Code:

Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Buttons" "5"
    Option " ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

and still it doesn't work.

If you've added that exactly how you've written it, then you might need to remove the space after the " in the ZAxisMapping option:

Code:

    Option " ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

should be:

Code:

    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Also, maybe restarting X will sort it out.

Tux-Slack · 01-17-2007, 06:33 AM

try to run xev from console as user that you are loged into kde or any other desktop

a small window will pop up with a square inside
move the mouse into that square and pres mouse scroll down, search for the button number it displays in console
and then do for the same with the scroll up
if you get those button 6 and 7
then u must input
Option " ZAxisMapping" "6 7"

also i have on my mouse 5 buttons
but i entered Buttons 3

and try also ExplorerPS/2 instead of IMPS/2

duryodhan · 01-17-2007, 07:16 AM

Does Slackware during booting up recognise your mouse name correctly?
I had a similar problem , and putting it on Auto instead of PS/2 or IMPS/2 worked fine too as during boot up it was correctly recognizing my mouse model.

Ongeboren · 01-17-2007, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwc101

If you've added that exactly how you've written it, then you might need to remove the space after the " in the ZAxisMapping option:

Code:

    Option " ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

should be:

Code:

    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Also, maybe restarting X will sort it out.

yeah, after restarting it worked out, thanks

duryodhan : to be honest, I didn't pay attention to that at all.

Darth Cupcake · 01-17-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ongeboren

I did that, plus I added something more :

Code:

Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Buttons" "5"
    Option " ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Excellent! I added these to xorg.conf and it worked for me after I restarted.