Mouse scrolls down but not up

Sheesh · 02-08-2006, 10:37 AM

I need a little help with the scroll wheel on my mouse. It used to scroll up and down, but now only scrolls down. I tried it on another system and it works fine. I also booted into Windows on this computer and it works fine there as well. I just lost the ability to scroll up for some reason.

The mouse is a Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye (USB). I tried to change the mouse in SaX2, but that did nothing to solve this problem.

gilead · 02-08-2006, 01:36 PM

I'm assuming you're using X (I haven't used SaX2) so can you post the InputDevice section for your mouse from /etc/X11/xorg.conf please? Hopefully, it's a misconfigured setting - have you changed your settings recently? The required settings vary depending on your mouse type, but here's mine:

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/mouse"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Sheesh · 02-08-2006, 05:14 PM

This is what I have right now. I didn't change anything that I know of, it just stopped working after a restart.

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "7"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
  Option       "EmulateWheel" "on"
  Option       "EmulateWheelButton" "4"
  Option       "Name" "Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

RedShirt · 02-08-2006, 06:35 PM

Turn off emulate 3 buttons(delete or comment out that line.)

Turn off emulate wheel.

you aren't emulating either, you actually have them, emulation only hampers your actual buttons/wheel.

Sheesh · 02-08-2006, 07:16 PM

Ok this is what I have. I am going to restart to see if it helps.

Code:

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "7"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM)"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Sheesh · 02-08-2006, 07:54 PM

HELP!

Ever since I restarted my system, I can't access my keyboard or mouse. It works for the first part of the startup, but once it loads the system files and configurations I have no mouse or keyboard. The Windows key will exit to the command prompt, and then I have full use of the keyboard again, but I have no idea what I can do to fix this.

Please help. I am in Windows. (shudder)

RedShirt · 02-08-2006, 08:31 PM

Okay, now I am confused... you can try this... but I have to be honest... I don't get it. That should be working.
http://www.cosmicpothole.com/Linux/mouse.php

Sheesh · 02-08-2006, 10:25 PM

I can't get my system to work anymore. The keyboard will not type characters, but it will register [Ctrl][Alt][Delete] and the Windows buttons. The mouse will not move at all and the buttons don't appear to do anything. The light is on, but doesn't get brighter or dim when not in use.

Sheesh · 02-08-2006, 11:01 PM

First off I want to say that I am back in Linux again. I ended up going into root, did an init 1 and edited the xorg.conf file. After I did that I typed in SaX2 and entered the program. I was able to select and change options and save. I rebooted and now have my keyboard and mouse with the up and down scroll working again.

J.W. · 02-09-2006, 01:48 AM

Nice work Sheesh, and thanks for posting back with the solution that worked for you!

Sheesh · 02-09-2006, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.W.

Nice work Sheesh, and thanks for posting back with the solution that worked for you!

No problem! I got a little help from gilead and RedShirt and pointed me in the right direction. I just had to figure out a little extra on my own to finish it up. If anyone else can benefit from my post then I will be very happy about that as well. We are all here to help each other out.