another mouse question

fourfats · 2005-02-19 08:41:00

how do i map the scroll wheel to be third button when i click on it. i've tried different options but none of them have worked. i have a generic ps/2 mouse from intel.

this is in my xorg.conf file

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

any help would be greatly appreciated.

incinerator · 2005-02-19 09:05:20

Option "Buttons" "5"

If that does not work, then additionally try
"Protocol" "PS/2"
or
"Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"

Have a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log to see what xorg thinks of your config. Mouse stuff is normally found near the end of the file.

fourfats · 2005-02-19 09:25:32

i tried the different protocols (PS/2, ExplorerPS/2) but they still didnt work and i added the
Option "Buttons" "5"
to my xorg.conf file but that didnt work either

here is the input segment from my /var/log/Xorg.0.log

(**) Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
(**) Mouse1: Device: "/dev/psaux"
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "IMPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(**) Option "Buttons" "5"
(==) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Mouse1: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Mouse1: Buttons: 5
(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"
(**) Keyboard1: Core Keyboard
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Keyboard1: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbModel: "pc101"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) Keyboard1: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Keyboard1: CustomKeycodes disabled
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded

thanks

cs25x · 2005-02-21 07:50:10

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "PS/2 Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "Emulate3Timeout" "70"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
EndSection

I know it is not the same, but there seem to be some things missing from your config.
Have you got that mouse1 in Sections??
Have you tried xorgconfig?
I have never had the pleasure of meeting a Microsoft Mouse, but I think ExplorerPS/2 should work.
The above USB thingy works out of the box with Samsung & A4tech mouses. Samsung is an alias for Mouse System (recently deceased when 17 months old) The PS/2 thing works with my touchpad.

fourfats · 2005-02-21 11:31:42

cs25x:
the xorg.conf file is similar to what i used in slackware, other than the devfs naming standard, and it worked perfectly fine there. it was also generated by xorgconfig. the mouse works and i can use the scroll wheel to scroll, but when i click on it nothing happens. while other linuces recognize it as the third button.

skoal · 2005-02-21 21:21:06

I've always had good success in the past with protocol "IMPS/2". However, when creating my xorg.conf from "xorgconfig", I've been using

Option "Protocol" "Auto"

with the same results. Scroll and 3rd button works fine. The strange thing is that it uses:

(--) Mouse1: PnP-detected protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"

and I get:

(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
(II) 3rd Button detected: disabling emulate3Button

when I never enabled that option to begin with, and my scroll wheel 3rd button works just fine.

Identifier  "Mouse1"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option "Protocol" "Auto"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

fourfats · 2005-02-22 03:12:23

skoal:
tried your suggestion and when i look at the log file i get ExplorerPS/2 when i set Protocol to "Auto". but still no love from the scroll wheel.

skoal · 2005-02-22 04:57:10

Just for clarification, is this a mouse connected to your ps/2 port or a USB mouse?

If you've already tried everyting in the wiki and from people above, you can try this:

do not start X, go back to the console:

[skoal@morpheus ~]$ cat /dev/input/mice | hexdump -vb

press the middle mouse button and see if you are getting any output. If so, then it's just your X settings. I'm out of ideas...

P.S. Have you hugged your mouse lately, and whispered into it's ear that you love her? I'm currently caressing my monitor. It keeps flickering, but my warm hand against the plastic seems to straighten 'er right out. Sometimes I have to pimp slap her tho...

cs25x · 2005-02-22 05:51:02

My aunt just told me that her toaster died. The world is coming to an end ( near you tomorrow, do not miss it) Good luck with all the mouses.

skoal · 2005-02-22 06:21:52

cs25x wrote:

My aunt just told me that her toaster died.

I feel your pain, and I'm sorry for the loss. I too recently lost an important member of my household, the portable vacuum cleaner. I think it decided to end it's life when I ran it over some pennies and potato chips stuck between the car seats. What's with all these electronic devices these days? It's like they look at the warranty sticker and give in, not realizing there are cheaper electronic pharmeceuticals over the Canadian border to extend their lives.

fourfats · 2005-02-23 04:53:43

i tried the

[skoal@morpheus ~]$ cat /dev/input/mice | hexdump -vb

and the scroll wheel doesnt register when i click it

as for caressing my mouse, i keep trying to push its button but it acts turned off.

oscar · 2005-02-23 12:21:35

Section "InputDevice" 
    Identifier  "Mouse1" 
    Driver      "mouse" 
    Option      "Protocol"     "ExplorerPS/2" 
    Option      "Device"       "/dev/input/mice" 
    Option      "Buttons"      "7" 
    Option      "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" 
    Option "Resolution" "800"
EndSection

This is for my generic MX310 - but any mouse with wheel+back/forward buttons should be able to use it.

cs25x · 2005-02-23 18:54:27

I looked back at my notes and i cheated to get my USB mouse going 8) I installed Vector SOHO, and the mouse worked, just like that. So I think i copied the conf. That was the week before I moved to Arch. There is a live Arch CD from amlug and that is what I used for devfs (?) or something. Then I read the manual. The live Arch CD is a good indicator of what you can begin with. If your middle click is not being seen, maybe it is a protocol problem, what does hwd do for you? What is the cost of another mouse because it could be slightly dead.

fourfats · 2005-02-24 03:57:29

hi guys,

thanks for all your help. i put in another mouse and also activated the hotplug daemon (for my camera) and now it seems to work. dont know if the other mouse was on its last legs or if i hadn't loaded the proper modules but anyways it works now. i'm not sure if i should put "[solved]" in the subject because i dont know what did it.

Moo-Crumpus · 2005-02-24 14:03:12

Please find better topics for further posts, so one can imagine what the post will be about.

cactus · 2005-02-24 14:13:53

if (test `cat /dev/hungry`); then
less mice

rofl! oh man..
sleep depravation, coffee, and looking at cat and mice terminal commands makes for some corny, obscure, nerd jokes.

skoal · 2005-02-25 03:22:37

haha, cactus...

It took me awhile to get that joke, but it was pretty good. Caffeine, nicotine, & sleep deprivation will do that to ya.

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