I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
x86config or another file to be able to scroll?

Thank you
Rory Jakes
roryjakes@yahoo.com

On 20 Jul 2004 09:02:40 -0700, roryjakes@yahoo.com (Rory Jakes) wrote:

>I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
>cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
>not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
>x86config or another file to be able to scroll?

Is this the first time you have used Slackware? or X?

You can find out how to do it on the web. http://google.com

IIRC you just have to add a couple of lines into your config file.
Also, it's called xf86config not x86config, that might have something
to do with your problem. In Slackware 10.0 the X System in use isn't
XFree86 (OK, this is as I understand it, I am a newb too!) it's now
X.org. Your config file is /etc/X11/xorg.conf as far as I can tell.

Happy Slacking.

Sam

Rory Jakes wrote:
> I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
> cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
> not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
> x86config or another file to be able to scroll?
>
> Thank you
> Rory Jakes
> roryjakes@yahoo.com


in /etc/X11/xorg.conf make sure that the input device section on mouse
has following option added:

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Rory Jakes wrote:
> I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
> cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
> not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
> x86config or another file to be able to scroll?
>
> Thank you
> Rory Jakes
> roryjakes@yahoo.com

The correct answer is /etc/X11/xorg.conf

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Rory Jakes wrote:
> I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
> cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
> not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
> x86config or another file to be able to scroll?
>
This is covered in the alt.os.linux.slackware FAQ at:
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/fa.../cache/38.html

The new config file is /etc/X11/xorg.conf rather than XF86Config.
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Rory Jakes <roryjakes@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
> cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
> not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
> x86config or another file to be able to scroll?

It should work:

Identifier "usbmouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"

Google for those strings and you will find an answer.

Sebastian
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Sebastian Stein <seb_stein@gmx.de> wrote in message news:<cb00t1-tg.ln1@laptop-seb.hpfsc.de>...
> Rory Jakes <roryjakes@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
> > cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
> > not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
> > x86config or another file to be able to scroll?
>
> It should work:
>
> Identifier "usbmouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> Option "Buttons" "5"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
>
> Google for those strings and you will find an answer.
>
> Sebastian

I got into etc/X11/xorg.conf last night and used the Identifier Driver
and options above and various combinations, always leaving in Option
"ZAxisMapping" "4 5" to no avail. I also tried other combinations and
even at one point logged out and rebooted and then startx and locked
up the mouse completely and was able to log out and vi into xorg.conf
to make changes back to default. Any more suggestions from out there?

Thanks in advance,
Rory Jakes
roryjakes@yahoo.com

Rory Jakes <roryjakes@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I got into etc/X11/xorg.conf last night and used the Identifier Driver
> and options above and various combinations, always leaving in Option
> "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" to no avail. I also tried other combinations and
> even at one point logged out and rebooted and then startx and locked
> up the mouse completely and was able to log out and vi into xorg.conf
> to make changes back to default. Any more suggestions from out there?

Present us the important parts of your xorg.conf and what kind of mouse do you
have (USB, PS/2, COM)? Also, does the mouse need any special drivers under
MS Win? Is gpm (or gmp, I'm not sure) running? To see if config changes work
you only need to restart X not the whole system.

Sebastian
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Sebastian Stein <seb_stein@gmx.de> wrote in message news:<cb00t1-tg.ln1@laptop-seb.hpfsc.de>...
> Rory Jakes <roryjakes@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
> > cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
> > not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
> > x86config or another file to be able to scroll?
>
> It should work:
>
> Identifier "usbmouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> Option "Buttons" "5"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
>
> Google for those strings and you will find an answer.
>
> Sebastian
*************************
*************************
I tried to use the strings above you suggested last night individually
and together. Nothing seems to work!! I even lost my mouse altogether
at one point. I can't use Identifier "usbmouse". Any other
suggestions. Obviously, xorg.conf is the correct file. I DO know that
changing xf86.conf worked with 9.1!

Thank you for added suggestions.

Rory Jakes

Rory Jakes wrote:
> Sebastian Stein <seb_stein@gmx.de> wrote in message news:<cb00t1-tg.ln1@laptop-seb.hpfsc.de>...
>
>>Rory Jakes <roryjakes@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I installed 10.0 last night. I am using Logitech wireless usb mouse. I
>>>cannot scroll. I looked for the x86config file in /etc/x11 but could
>>>not find it to change it. Where is the file in 10.0? Do I still use
>>>x86config or another file to be able to scroll?
>>
>>It should work:
>>
>> Identifier "usbmouse"
>> Driver "mouse"
>> Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
>> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>> Option "Buttons" "5"
>> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
>>
>>Google for those strings and you will find an answer.
>>
>>Sebastian
>
> *************************
> *************************
> I tried to use the strings above you suggested last night individually
> and together. Nothing seems to work!! I even lost my mouse altogether
> at one point. I can't use Identifier "usbmouse". Any other
> suggestions. Obviously, xorg.conf is the correct file. I DO know that
> changing xf86.conf worked with 9.1!
>
> Thank you for added suggestions.
>
> Rory Jakes

use uppercase for the Protocol option, thusly:
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

You do not need the Emulate3Buttons option, since IMPS/2 allows
pressing down on the scroll wheel to act as the third button.


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