From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 25 11:29: 7 2003 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 9F69637B405 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:29:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (oe28.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.18.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1078A44097 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:27:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from b1henning@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:27:38 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [192.216.212.193] From: "Brian Henning" To: "Willie Viljoen" , , "freebsd" References: <200302252118.42307.will@unfoldings.net> Subject: Re: scroll mouse Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:25:50 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Feb 2003 19:27:38.0750 (UTC) FILETIME=[F52861E0:01C2DD03] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willie Viljoen" To: ; "freebsd" ; "Brian Henning" Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:18 PM Subject: Re: scroll mouse > On Tuesday 25 February 2003 21:11, someone, possibly joshua lokken, typed: > > >/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > > >... > > >Section "InputDevice" > > > Identifier "Mouse0" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "Protocol" "MouseSystems" > > > Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse" > > > Option "Buttons" "5" > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > >EndSection > > > You can try using the "Auto" protocol, that's always worked for me. I > > don't spot any [obvious] problems... > > > > Joshua > > Joshua is spot on. With any PS/2 mouse that is properly supported by moused, > you should use the auto protocol in your XF86Config. The reason for this > specific problem is that the MouseSystems protocol (which is the obsolete > protocol that used to be used for 3 button mice) does not have a Z axis. > The auto protocol will work just fine though. > > Will > > -- > Willie Viljoen > Freelance IT Consultant > > 214 Paul Kruger Avenue, Universitas > Bloemfontein > 9321 > South Africa > > +27 51 522 15 60 > +27 51 522 44 36 (after hours) > +27 82 404 03 27 (mobile) > > will@unfoldings.net > You are talking about "Auto" in the XF86Config file and not the rc.conf file, correct? Option "Device" "auto" i will give that a try. thanks, brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message