PS/2 Mouse Configuration (Again)

[Ed Greshko]

On Tue, 2004-06-01 at 22:21, Nestor Waldyd wrote:
> Hi..
> 
> Being more spcific:
> 
> I have a 3 button mouse. My mouse is working OK, but the middle button (a 
> wheel that spins) is not working... How can i configure XWindows to 
> recognize the middle button?

In your /etc/X11/XF86Config file the mouse definition should have:

        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

Regards,
Ed

> 
> The mouse is in a PS/2 port...
> 
> When I run /usr/sbin/mouseconfig, an error appears. It says that the file 
> 'mouse' can´t be read on line 5 (the last line). I tryed as root, and the 
> problem remains... This problem persists when i use Xconfigurator....
> 
> 
> >> I am trying to configurate my PS/2 Mouse on RedHat 7.1... I have tryed 
> >> editing the XF86Config file, using mouseconfig utility, using 
> >> Xconfigurator, and others with no result....
> >>
> >> How can i solve this?
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
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