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Mighty
09-26-2002, 02:10 AM
I just installed Redhat 7.3 to mess around with. And i'm gettting really frustrated with my mouse. The scroll button doesn't nearly as well as it did with my win box, is there anyway i can configure it or download something that can configure it?... Anyways it's too sensitive everytime i scroll down one notch it sends the pointer straight to the bottom of the screen.
dunbar
09-26-2002, 03:55 PM
Yes, I believe you can change that. I do not yet use a scroll mouse, but I know that the mouse configuration is handled by XFree86.
trilarian
09-27-2002, 11:44 AM
What kind of mouse do you have? And what protocol are you using? Make sure you are using the right protocol for the mouse. Having the wrong one can make your mouse act weird. Check /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Your mouse and protocol should be listed there. I have a Microsoft IntelliMouse. My file reads:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

ZAzis is your roller.
Mighty
10-03-2002, 10:44 AM
Yeh i'm using
IBM Optical Navigator Mouse
and it has this in the config file

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Should I change anything?
Hayl
10-03-2002, 10:48 AM
change Option "Protocol" "PS/2" to "IMPS/2"
Mighty
10-03-2002, 11:01 AM
The scroll part of the mouse still seems to jump from the top of the screen to the bottom.
Do i have to reboot to get the changes to apply?
Hayl
10-03-2002, 11:04 AM
press CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to restart the X Server.
Xsecrets
10-03-2002, 11:42 AM
Are you sure you edited the right file? because the PS/2 protocol does not even support mouse scrolling. it should not be working at all if that is what you were using. also you can try Auto as the protocol. this works on some newer mice.
Mighty
10-03-2002, 02:45 PM
Well with the PS/2 protocol enabled using the mouse scroll at any time would throw the mouse pointer about 2/3 up or down the screen even if it had nothing to scroll. So i guess you can say it didn't support mouse scrolle. After i restarted the x-server it worked fine though.
Thanks