Re: Mouse Scrolling Troubles

[Noah Durell <noah.durell@gmail.com>]

After changing those mouse settings I'm now getting a new error when I
log into X.

Xsesssion: warning: unable to write to /tmp; X session may exit with an error.

-Noah


On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:23:13 -0400, Noah Durell <noah.durell@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:30:34 -0400, Jule Slootbeek
> <jslootbeek@clarku.edu> wrote:
> > True, wasn't sure about that either, but if if he follows my
> 
> 
> > instructions it should work
> >
> > Jon Dowland wrote:
> > > On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:44:45 -0400, Jule Slootbeek
> > > <jslootbeek@clarku.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > >>Oops, didn't see that you were using a USB mouse. in that case the
> > >>Device should be at /dev/input/mice and the Protocal should be usb
> > >>modprobbing usbhid and/or usbmouse
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm a bit confused. He's reporting problems with scrolling but not
> > > with general behaviour. If X is set to listen to /dev/psaux and its a
> > > USB mouse then surely he shouldn't get any movement at all? Or can USB
> > > be pushed through psaux somehow?
> > >
> >
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> 
> Ok I tried changing the device and the protocol as suggested by Jule
> and it didn't even let me enter X.  I also tried using the XEV program
> and I wasn't registering any events for the scroll wheel except when I
> presssed down on it.  I also can't scroll side to side.  I can however
> do a drag scroll by pressing the wheel and moving it around in certain
> programs (e.g. thunderbird).
> -Noah
>