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Topic: Mouse Scroll Wheel undetected

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Posted: Mar. 10 2006,02:42

DSL is the first linux distribution that doesn't detect the scroll wheel on my mouse. The buttons work and the mouse works, but the scroll wheel does not work. I cannot use DSL because I keep trying to scroll and it is driving my Krazy!!!

Does anybody know how to solve this problem.
My scroll wheel works with Ubuntu, Kubuntu, SimplyMepis, Kanotix, Elive, etc.

On my wife's computer the exact same mouse DOES work with DSL which is kind of strange since the computers are very close as far as hardware goes.

Thanks in advance.

;-)

hs7sv

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Posted: Mar. 10 2006,05:12

Please read this thread.

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"My advice is to just return hardware that does not work with a plain Linux kernel, right to the place where you bought it, and ask for your money back..."

Klaus Knopper

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Posted: Mar. 10 2006,13:56

I have tried xsetup.sh before, and I have tried ps/2 and usb (cuz I have the connector) and it didn't work.

I was wondering if I need to edit the xf86config file.

I looked for it but couldn't find it.

What file do I need to edit for the mouse???

Thanks.

hs7sv

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Posted: Mar. 11 2006,15:01

Please check in Control Panel / System Stats / hardware and:-

Code Sample

MOUSE_FULLNAME="Generic PS/2 Wheel Mouse" <== mine
MOUSE_DEVICE="/dev/psaux" <== mine

It is from option -mouse /dev/psaux,5 in /home/dsl/.xserverrc

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"My advice is to just return hardware that does not work with a plain Linux kernel, right to the place where you bought it, and ask for your money back..."

Klaus Knopper

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Posted: Mar. 11 2006,16:26

Quote (hs7sv @ Mar. 11 2006,10:01)

Please check in Control Panel / System Stats / hardware and:-

Code Sample

MOUSE_FULLNAME="Generic PS/2 Wheel Mouse" <== mine
MOUSE_DEVICE="/dev/psaux" <== mine

It is from option -mouse /dev/psaux,5 in /home/dsl/.xserverrc

I did: ' sudo nano /home/dsl/.xserverrc'

and changed my - mouse entry to '-mouse /dev/psaux,5'

and then I had no mouse :angry:

so I did a ctrl-alt-backspace then startx

and I still had no mouse!!!! :angry:

So then I did a ctrl-alt-backspace and xsetup.sh

and then I had a mouse

and my scrollwheel also worked

Thank you very much.

Here is my hardware entry:

MOUSE_FULLNAME="unkown"
MOUSE_DEVICE="/dev/input/mice"

And like I said in a previous poste, my wife has the exact same mouse and I tested DSL on here machine, and here scroll works out-of-the-box.

Weird

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