Re: Microsoft Wheel Mouse

[Bob Nielsen <nielsen@oz.net>]

Try "ImPS/2" instead of imps/2.  Case matters much of the time.

Bob

On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 02:28:48PM -0500, Richard Black wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> has any one successfully got a Microsoft Wheel Mouse to work?  Whenever
> I use the imps/2 protocol, my mouse doesn't work (ps/2 is fine, but the
> wheel isn't recognised).  I realize that some people have this problem
> when they are running gpm, but this is not the case--I am not running
> gpm.
> 
> I was wondering, in particular, if there is any special kernel configs
> needed to get imps/2 to work
> 
> My set up is:
> 
> a) no gpm
> b) xfree 4.0.2-7
> c) kernel 2.4.2
> 
> In my XF86Config-4 file I have:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "CorePointer"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "imps/2"
>         #Option          "Emulate3Buttons"
>         Option          "Buttons"               "5"
>         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
> TIA
> 
> Richard

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