Linux - HardwareThis forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux?
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Hello, i'm new to the linux world. I just installed RedHat 9 and everything is going great. The only downer is that I can't use the middle button to scroll windows. I was wondering if there is anything that I can do to make this button work for scrolling. I'm a newb, so if there is a solution, please walk me through it. Thanks in advanced. BTW, Linux is by far > Windows.
I'm not entirely sure if the X31 you have has a touchpad also, but if it does, you may want to try disabling it in the BIOS. On the T40s, if you have both the touchpad and the keyboard mouse enabled, you can't use the middle button for the keyboard mouse unless you disable the touchpad.
You could try setting up your mouse as a wheel mouse, it might let you use the third button/mouse moving as a scroll wheel. Posting the mouse part of your XFConfig(-4) file would help.
# If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
# this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
# also use USB mice at the same time.
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
there were two things that said mouse, so i figured i put all of it down
Hello, i'm new to the linux world. I just installed RedHat 9 and everything is going great. The only downer is that I can't use the middle button to scroll windows. I was wondering if there is anything that I can do to make this button work for scrolling. I'm a newb, so if there is a solution, please walk me through it. Thanks in advanced. BTW, Linux is by far > Windows.
I made a article about this in my website, feel free to take a look at here..
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.