From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 18 09:42:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1648B16A4CE for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 09:42:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from server.rucus.ru.ac.za (server.rucus.ru.ac.za [146.231.115.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3CD8043D41 for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 09:42:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from oxo@rucus.ru.ac.za) Received: (qmail 97433 invoked from network); 18 May 2004 16:42:16 -0000 Received: from shell-em0.rucus.ru.ac.za (oxo@10.0.0.1) by server-em0.rucus.ru.ac.za with QMQP; 18 May 2004 16:42:16 -0000 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 18:42:16 +0200 From: John Oxley To: Richard Bradley Message-ID: <20040518164216.GA37780@rucus.ru.ac.za> References: <200405181623.55571.rtb27@cam.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200405181623.55571.rtb27@cam.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IMPS/2 for mouse-wheel not supported X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 16:42:26 -0000 Here is an excerpt from my XF86Config Option "Protocol" "Auto" Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" You may also want to include Option "Buttons" "5" On Tue 2004-05-18 (16:23), Richard Bradley wrote: > Hi, > > I have a brand new Microsoft optical wheel mouse with a 'tilt wheel'. > > It works as a 3-button mouse under X with: > > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" > Option "Device" "/dev/psm0" > > but the wheel doesn't work (i.e. doesn't even show up in `xev`) > > The X documentation: > [ http://www.xfree86.org/current/mouse6.html ] > seems to suggest that I use either IMPS/2 or ExplorerPS/2, but both of these > fail with "Protocol not supported". > > Does FreeBSD support "PS/2 mouse initialization" (which the above link says is > required for these protocols)? Is there a kernel module I need to enable > this? > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > Rich > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- /~\ The ASCII ASCII stupid question, get a EBCDIC ANSI. \ / Ribbon Campaign John Oxley X Against HTML http://oxo.rucus.net/ / \ Email! oxo rucus.ru.ac.za "Personally, I'd rather pay for my freedom than live in a bitmapped, pop-up-happy dungeon like NT." -- Thomas Scoville