Hey! I have a little problem my mouse wheel doesn't work.. I have a normal logitech usbs/2 mouse. but the freex86 server won't let it scroll even with the settings to make it scroll can someone help? or does anyone know what I can do to make it scroll?

Section "InputDevice"

driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"

EndSection

Make sure there are not 2 InputDevice sections for mice, if you are adding to the second section, it won't work. Add it to the first section and get rid of the second one.

Download and install imwheel and configure your XF86Config file according to the imwheel manpage (man imwheel).

That should do it.

I don't know for sure if that will work with USB... I have the same mouse and mine runs with a section like this...

Section "InputDevice"

Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "3"

EndSection

The device might need to be /dev/input/mice, thought the other may work as well I've found instances where it won't. /dev/mouse should be linked to /dev/input/mice I guess... And as far as the "Buttons" "5" I thought that only needed to be set to the number of buttons on the mouse. such as 3 for a usb wheel mouse with no extra buttons. As far as I know you have left click right click, middle click, and that it, the movement of the wheel doesn't count towards a button. Any comments?

it needs 5 buttons:
Left Click
Right Click
Middle Click
Mousewheel UP
Mousewheel DOWN

I don't understand how those are considered "buttons" however. Mine works successfully with "3" every time I have installed it. Therefor rather than possibly wasting something by allocating enough for 5 buttons why not use three if it works?

I have a Logitech USB Wheel Mouse and it works for me.

I also have the same mouse and was using it WIHTOUT button Option and it was working fine.

I have added the option just in case

I had the same setings is gentoo [http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/desktop.xml] and that was what I set in Slack.

for my mouse protocol is "PS/2" whats the difference between that and "IMPS/2"?

is IMPS/2 required for schroling with the wheel?

I added all the other stuf described by the first poster inclufing making the # of buttons 5. but still no effect, I even went into xev (X Event Viewer) to see if mabee mozilla just didnt know what to do with the input, but even xev was un responsive to me moving my mouse wheel.

FYI: I have a Logitec USB wheel mouse but its pluged it the ps/2 port cause I have one of those USB to PS/2 adapters

IMPS/2 is the "IntelliMouse" PS/2 protocol. But it also works for most Logitech wheel mice, too.

ok, I just changed my protocol to IMPS/2 and wow, my mouse wheel works now, thanks for the help.

I have a logitech MouseMan Wheel that is ps2 and uses a ball . What do i need to change to make this work? and where is the file to change

thanks

Read these before:
XFree86 Mouse Documentation
$man XF86Config

/etc/X11/XF86Config

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "PS/2 Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection

Thanks a lot I tried what you told me to do and looked at the documentation and changed it to

Option "Protocol" "MouseManPlusPS/2"

and everything worked.

This is why i switched to slackware I have learned something new every day.

Does anyone know what IBM laptops would be considered as. It is the little red dot in the middle of the keyboard?

Thanks