mouse with scroll....

Joshua Oreman oremanj at get-linux.org
Sun Aug 17 09:57:07 PDT 2003


On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 12:37:00PM +0200 or thereabouts, Benjamin Walkenhorst wrote:
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> Hello,
> 
> On Sonntag, 17. August 2003 01:52 Joshua Oreman wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 03:31:40AM +0400 or thereabouts, Denis wrote:
> > > Hi All!!!
> > >
> > >   Does anybody know how in freebsd use mouse with 3 button and one
> > >   scroll?
> >
> > --snip /etc/XF86Config (or /etc/X11/XF86Config)--
> > Section "InputDevice"
> > 	Identifier  "Mouse0"
> > 	Driver      "mouse"
> > 	Option	    "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
> > #                              ^^^^^^^^ you need this
> > # ...
> > 	Option      "Buttons" "3"
> > # and this          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > 	Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> > # and this          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > EndSection
> > --snip--
> 
> Don't you need to enter a device-file as well?
> My XF86Config contains a line 
> - ---
> Option	"Device"		"/dev/sysmouse"
> - ---
> To get the mouse wheel working, I have to change that line, too, don't I? 
> What do I have to put there? "/dev/psm0"?

I left a # ... comment in there, didn't you see? :-)
If you're using mouse to copy/paste in the console, you need /dev/sysmouse in XF86Config.
Otherwise use /dev/psm0 (PS/2 mice) or /dev/ums0 (USB mice).

-- Josh

> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> kind regards,
> 
> Benjamin
> 
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> Benjamin Walkenhorst
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