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Im using Slackware 10 atm, but I dont seem to get my scroll button working. My mouse is working fine, but dont know why my middle scroll button is not scrolling. Can someone help me with this? I have a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical USB.
In keeping with this thread but getting slightly off course, I have a Logitech Optical Cordless mouse. It has a 'thumb' button I'd like to put to use. Maybe make it a 'back' button. I've configured the mouse so the scroll and up/down button work. No problem there. But how or what do I have to do to make my thumb button work? I don't know the model number for it but it has the right, left, scroll and of course a thumb button. Using Slackware 10.0. Thanks.
I had this exact same problem with the exact same mouse. After some digging, I found a configuration that works great -
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option " ZxisMapping" "4 5"
Not sure why I had to use the protocol IMPS/2 when it is a usb mouse but it seems to work well. Oh yeah I have it running through a KVM so not sure if that makes a diff.
Note in fender36's post that Zxis should be ZAxis, simple typo
Yes I have just the basic mouse, left & right buttons and a scroll wheel. At first I was thinking it's only 3 buttons, but from what I learned, it is technically 5 buttons
left button
right button
scroll forward
scroll backward
scroll button pressed down
Originally posted by fender36
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "Mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option " ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Change your xorg.conf file to have this setting instead of whatever is there now. The emulate three button option you should rid yourself of. In other words delete what isn't in this config above from your mouse section of your xorg.conf file and then add what you need to and make it look like just as above and everything should work smoothly. IMPS/2 IS the protocol you want to use.
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3 button mouse (scroll button)
