Re: wheel mouse not working

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:02:52 +0000, phd15@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<phd15@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, I'm having real trouble getting my serial microsoft intellimouse
working properly.


bash-2.05a$ cat /proc/version

gives

Linux version 2.4.18-3BOOT (bhcompile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc
version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-110)) #1 Thu Apr 18
06:53:28 EDT 2002



the part of my /etc/X11/XF86Config file that deals with the mouse is

Pointer section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Pointer"
Protocol "microsoft"
Device "/dev/mouse"

Have you created the symbolic link /dev/mouse? It might be better to
use Device "/dev/ttyS0" or "/dev/ttyS1", whichever is correct. If
you're not sure which it is, type "cat -v /dev/ttyS0" and move the
mouse. If nothing happens try "cat -v /dev/ttyS1". Or spend five bucks
and get a PS/2 or USB mouse, unless your PC is so ancient that it
doesn't have either of those ports. Even if that is the case, since you
have gotten far enough to edit the XF86Config, there is a good chance
you can get everything to work.


Device "/dev/psaux"

/dev/psaux is the PS/2 mouse port.


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