Re: Firewall/Wheel Mouse questions

From: Michael J Obrien (nospam_at_argo.unm.edu)
Date: 08/27/03 

Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:30:32 +0000 (UTC)

: It's already in there. Here's what my XF86Config says for mouse stuff.
: BTW: Why do I have two Mouse sections -- I only have one mouse?

One is for a USB mouse (the /dev/input/mice one). The other is for a
mouse on the ps/2 port (psaux).

The protocol for a wheel mouse is IMPS/2 (note the capitalization!). Make
sure it is in the right entry (USB or PS2).

: Also, Is it necessary to reboot everytime I make a change to XF86Config or
: can I just logout and login again?

You only need to restart X. You don't need to reboot but you do need to
restart X. If you have a graphical login, X doesn't restart. You need to
hit Ctrl-alt-backspace to restart X.
~

: Section "InputDevice"
: Identifier "Configured Mouse"
: Driver "mouse"
: Option "CorePointer"
: Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
: Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
: Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
: Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
: Option "Resolution" "200"
: Option "Samplerate" "200"
: EndSection

: Section "InputDevice"
: Identifier "Generic Mouse"
: Driver "mouse"
: Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
: Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
: Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
: Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
: Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
: Option "Resolution" "200"
: Option "Samplerate" "200"
: EndSection

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