I can't get my scrollmouse to work. I did the 'kitchen sink' install.
Via Google I found referance to XF86Config. Searchimg my puter for that
file/command resulted in 0. Slackware Linux Essentials is no help.
Got solutions?
Thanks,
Mort

Mort <mortnospam@spam.sux> wrote:
> I can't get my scrollmouse to work. I did the 'kitchen sink' install.
> Via Google I found referance to XF86Config. Searchimg my puter for that
> file/command resulted in 0. Slackware Linux Essentials is no help.
> Got solutions?
> Thanks,
> Mort

System-wide configuration files are always under /etc - in your case,

/etc/X11/XF86Config

There are several ways to get your scroll wheel to work, for me, the
following (under InputDevice) works fine:

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

YMMV - JB


--------------------------------------------
John Bleichert - syborg@earthlink.net
"The meek shall inherit nothing." - FZ

Mort wrote:

> I can't get my scrollmouse to work. I did the 'kitchen sink' install.
> Via Google I found referance to XF86Config. Searchimg my puter for that
> file/command resulted in 0. Slackware Linux Essentials is no help.
> Got solutions?

Slackware uses the Xorg server, not XFree86 anymore so the config file is
called xorg.conf now and can be found in /etc/X11/.

Or do a "xorgconf" "xorgsetup" or "xorgcfg" for a more or less guided setup.

--
Cheerz Lars

John Bleichert wrote:

> System-wide configuration files are always under /etc - in your case,
>
> /etc/X11/XF86Config

But it's xorg.conf since the change from XFree to Xorg. If you upgraded form
former Slackware versions to 10, then XF86Config is still in use. But when
do a fresh install like the OP then xorg.conf is created.

--
Cheerz Lars

Lars Behrens <Spam.Buster@web.de> wrote:
> John Bleichert wrote:
>
>> System-wide configuration files are always under /etc - in your case,
>>
>> /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
> But it's xorg.conf since the change from XFree to Xorg. If you upgraded form
> former Slackware versions to 10, then XF86Config is still in use. But when
> do a fresh install like the OP then xorg.conf is created.
>

Oops - forgot about that - still at 9.1. Thanks for the clarification.

--------------------------------------------
John Bleichert - syborg@earthlink.net
"The meek shall inherit nothing." - FZ

With Slack 10 and newer replace /etc/X11/XF86Config with
/etc/X11/xorg.conf while reading/applying whatever you have found and it
should work.

In other words, your /etc/X11/xorg.conf mouse section could like something
like this.


Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Be sure to use appropriwt protocol with gpm (console mouse
handeling program), haven't tried that lately but it could cause troubles
if different protocols were specified. (i.e. your /etc/rc.d/rc.gpm may
start /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/mouse -t exps2 if you are using this at all.)

Mort wrote:
> I can't get my scrollmouse to work. I did the 'kitchen sink' install.
> Via Google I found referance to XF86Config. Searchimg my puter for that
> file/command resulted in 0. Slackware Linux Essentials is no help.
> Got solutions?
> Thanks,
> Mort

Which version of slackware do u use ?
If it is newer than 9.1 then you don't have /etc/X11/XF86Config but
you have /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You will find something like the following
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

the "protocol" and "device" option may be different in yours.

To enable the scroll enter under the device option the following
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

Restart your X session and the scrolling will work.
This is for a 3 button mouse.

Mort wrote:

> I can't get my scrollmouse to work. I did the 'kitchen sink' install.
> Via Google I found referance to XF86Config. Searchimg my puter for
> that file/command resulted in 0. Slackware Linux Essentials is no
> help. Got solutions?

For future reference the newsgroup's FAQ has the answer to this and
other 'frequently asked questions', see here:
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/fa.../cache/38.html

--
Two ravens
"...hit the squirrel..."

Pardon my delayed response. The last few days my news server seems to be
screwing up in big way (not sending out my msg's or sending multiple copys).
I thought I read something about Xorg buy Slackware Linux Essentials (that
came with my Slack 10 ISO download) only referred to XFree. (I forgot to
mention that I'm doing a Slack 10 fresh install) So after some adjustments
this is what works:
Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "PS/2" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"# Option
"Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS1"
# Option "Buttons" "3"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "ZAxismapping" "4 5"

Thanks one & all,
Mort
"Lars Behrens" <Spam.Buster@web.de> wrote in message
news:35kcmoF4kmuanU2@individual.net...
> John Bleichert wrote:
>
> > System-wide configuration files are always under /etc - in your case,
> >
> > /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
> But it's xorg.conf since the change from XFree to Xorg. If you upgraded
form
> former Slackware versions to 10, then XF86Config is still in use. But when
> do a fresh install like the OP then xorg.conf is created.
>
> --
> Cheerz Lars