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Distribution: PCLinuxOS 2016 - 64bit on four machines, including a laptop.
Posts: 117
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M-C48 Logitech mouse
Hi guys!
My mouse works fine, but the middle button won't scroll up or down. Any ideas or suggestions? Have been at this for a couple of weeks now. Have a nice evening!
well really you have 5 button left, right middle up and down..........in this case open your xorg.conf in /etc/X11/xorg.conf go down to where it says "Core Pointer InputDevice Section" or something that you know that it has to do with the mouse......
type this:
Code:
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
and if this doesnt work post or xorg.conf or XF86config file
Distribution: PCLinuxOS 2016 - 64bit on four machines, including a laptop.
Posts: 117
Original Poster
Rep:
Thanks for helping Unwrittenlaw:
Here's my post of the xorg.conf
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
#DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
Load "dri" # direct rendering
Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a"
EndSection
Any comments would be very helpful, and thanks again! BTW, i just saw the section ServerLayout at the very bottom of the file with your CorePointer. Do you suppose that that is where your "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" should go? i already had it up in the mouse section but nothing was happing...
Distribution: PCLinuxOS 2016 - 64bit on four machines, including a laptop.
Posts: 117
Original Poster
Rep:
Good morning, Unwrittenlaw!
Well, we made the change, but still not scroll on the middle wheel. When i press it, it does respond, usually with a menu of some sort, depending on the app.
Thanks again for helping out. i've been looking all over... but still haven't seen anything. Why is this OS so unable to install something so simple as a three button wheel mouse?
Well, anyway, have a wonderful day!
BTW - Finally got our 2 printers installed. they are on a WinXP and one of them is a Laser. Even our home XP upstairs can't find the laser yet.
Last edited by frazelle09; 01-16-2005 at 12:13 PM.
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