5 button intellimouse

[Big_Baller]

Ok how do I get my USB M$ to use the back and forward side buttons. Like when browsing files and I go back to where I was with the back button and like in firefox I can use the buttons to also go back and fourth between pages? I sure hope linux is able to do this :D

 

I read somthing about add option "button" "7" into my xf86config-4 file but it didn't work. Here is my XF86Config-4 file for your viewing pleasure.:

 

  
# 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)
   AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work
   #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
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
EndSection

Section "DRI"
   Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier "Keyboard1"
   Driver "Keyboard"
   Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
   Option "XkbLayout" "en_US"
   Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier "Mouse1"
   Driver "mouse"
   Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
   Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
   Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
   Option "Buttons" "7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier "monitor1"
   VendorName "Plug'n Play"
   HorizSync 30-97
   VertRefresh 50-180

   # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
   # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
   ModeLine "1024x480"    65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344   480  488  494  563 -hsync -vsync

   # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
   # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
   ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630

   # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
   ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
EndSection

Section "Device"
   Identifier "device1"
   VendorName "ATI"
   BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)"
   Driver "radeon"
   Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier "screen1"
   Device "device1"
   Monitor "monitor1"
   DefaultColorDepth 24

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 8
       Virtual 1024 768
   EndSubsection

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 15
       Virtual 1024 768
   EndSubsection

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 16
       Virtual 1024 768
   EndSubsection

   Subsection "Display"
       Depth 24
       Virtual 1024 768
   EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
   Identifier "layout1"
   InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
   InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
   Screen "screen1"
EndSection

[VeeDubb]

I have gpood news and bad news.

 

First the good, this is deffinately 'possible'

 

Now the bad. Those mice are REALY unpopular among linux users, so it can be pretty hard to find somebody to help. About 8 months ago, I converted a friend of mine who still lurks here from time to time, but we were never able to get his extra buttons to do anything usefull.

 

I have seen posts here and elsewhere by people that got them working in a useful fassion, I just can't tell you how.

 

If you do get ti working, PLEASE, come back and tell me how, I know Dean (my friend) will appreciate it.

[VeeDubb]

A litle bump here 'cause I like to know too

[iphitus]

Interesting

 

Why not google some......google.com/linux gives me:

 

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/45566

http://www.linuxsa.org.au/mailing-list/200...000-02/341.html

http://jcatki.dhs.org/imwheel/