When I last tried to use a mouse through a KVM (one with external power and one without), I was using RH7.0 and XFree 3 ( I think). Scrolling didn't work on either of the linux boxes, so I hooked a separate mouse direct to the linux box and forgot about it until now.

I unplugged the mouse direct to the linux box and plugged in the KVM mouse cable. On the non-powered KVM, RH8.0, XFree 4... scrolling works just fine now! Maybe the newer XFree? I'll try it on the powered KVM when I get back to work on Monday. Anyway, I have a little more desk space now... and no more grabbing the wrong mouse. :)

Doug

> >Interesting...perhaps it's the KVM switch that I use then...
> >
> >Craig
>
> I gave up trying to get linux to recognize the wheel through my kvm device
> (both at home and at work).  It works fine on the windows boxes connected
> through the kvms, but not on the linux boxes.  I finally gave up and
> connected a mouse direct to the linux box.  Scrolls just fine that
> way.  I've heard that some kvm's work with the wheel... and some don't.
> > Doug
>

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I had given up a long time ago because I really didn't care enough to
figure it out BUT this thread got me thinking about it.

Turned out that I got it to work finally...I had 2 mice configured in
/etc/X11/XF86Config   Mouse0 & DevInputMice. I commented out the latter
throughout and restarted X and it now works. Not important but wanted to
let you know that if you look at it, the answer is quite possibly in
front of you.

Craig



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