Re: 2 wheel mouse in sid with mouse driver?

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Kelly Clowers wrote:
> On Jan 13, 2008 6:06 AM, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have 2 mice both with 2 wheels. One for up-down, one for forward-back.
> >
> > I also run the latest Sid and Xorg.
> >
> > Normally I use the evdev driver for my 2 wheels, but there is
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=450851 that makes for
> > difficulties with evdev and the problem still exists with the latest
> > xorg updates.
> >
> > The mouse driver works but I cannot get the 2 wheels to work: only one
> > works. Googling proves unsatisfactory.
> >
> > Anybody have 2 wheels on their mouse and is able to use the mouse driver?
> >
> > Below are the 2 sections, one with 2 working wheels and one with only
> > one working wheel and the applicable log portion.
> >
> > Have 2 wheels, will travel ;-)
>
> I am not positive, but I think I read that using 2 wheels is currently
> impossible
> without evdev.

thanks. that would certainly explain why it doesn't seem to work.

hugo