Optical Wheel Mouse

[Guest cjrcamp]

After some troubles I could make Microsoft Basic Optical PS/2 USB Mouse works in

Linux Mandrake V. 10.0 changing XF86Config-4.

 

3 Protocols are used: PS/2; ImPS/*; Auto.

 

The next Section (/etc/X11/XF86Config-4) works, including Wheel.

Atention to the Identifier "Mouse1", because in some systems it is "PS/2 Mouse"

 

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

 

Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Option "Buttons" "5"

 

Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"

Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"

[chalex20]

  Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

  Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a wheel supposed to work as a regular button, when you press it rather than rotate it? It has been like this on all wheel mice I've encountered. IMHO, there is no sense to enable 3 button emulation for a wheel mouse.

[kenbo]

What does the: Option "Buttons" "5" do?

I have a Logitech cordless optical and all I've ever needed to make it work was the first half :

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"

Driver "mouse"

 

Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

 

would this allow me to us the fourth side button on my mouse?

[AussieJohn]

I am using a Dual Laser Logitech Wheel Mouse which has a thumb button. In Firefox the thumb button works perfectly for the Back function but only in firefox. The only thing I have ever done is select "Any USB or PS2 mouse" during install and then select single click operation in KDE Control Centre.

I cannot fathom why so many still have to fiddle with Mouse installs. I am not inferring anything about the user, I am just amazed that there seems to be problems regarding the Mouse hardware, and such hardware that Mandrake has almost made a non event.

 

Cheers. John

Edited September 13, 2004 by AussieJohn