Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:23:40 +0930 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Reid Linnemann <lreid@okstate.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MS Intellimouse and XFree86 Message-ID: <200309192323.40962.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <1063920968.3f6a2548e93d3@webmail.okstate.edu> References: <1063920968.3f6a2548e93d3@webmail.okstate.edu>
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 07:06, Reid Linnemann wrote:
> Okay, so here's the skinny:
>
> I have a 3-button mouse with Z axis (wheel) that behaves as a PS/2
> intellimouse.
>
> Running moused -f -p /dev/psm0 shows Z axis events reported when I use =
the
> wheel.
>
> However, in X using /dev/sysmouse as the mouse device, no Z axis events
> make it through. This is confirmed by running xev(8) and spinning the
> mousewheel in the window. No events are printed.
>
> This seems to me as an error in either the sysmouse driver or in the
> XFree86 mouse handling of the sysmouse driver, I really can only make w=
ild
> guesses.. but those seem to me to be reasonable. Does anyone have any
> thoughts?
>
Pointer section in XF86config:-
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Malcolm
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