----- Original Message -----
From: "Eunice Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Cooker] Help with wheel mice please.
> I too have been having problems with my wheel mouse.
> It's a Microsoft Intellimouse-p/s2.
> The only time I'm actually able to use the wheel is when I open a
console,
> su to root and then type 'imwheel'. it then starts. If I close the console
> window then the wheel stops working. If I try to do this as a regular
user,
> I get an error message
> How can I get it to work automatically?
>
> Eunice
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Irving" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 8:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] Help with wheel mice please.
>
>
> > On Tue, 02 May 2000, you wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have been reading a couple of e-mail's regarding imwheel lately, and
> this
> > > reminded me that my Logitech wheel mouse has never worked in Linux /
X.
> It
> > > worked for a very pleasant while in StarOffice, but since 5.2 even
this
> has
> > > stopped working !
> > >
> > > I have tried doing all that has been suggested recently on cooker, but
I
> would
> > > REALLY like to get this mouse working (even if just to stick two
fingers
> up at
> > > my Windows centric work colleagues who keep laughing at my continued
> usage of
> > > Linux - poor disalusioned people !).
> > >
> > > So far I have tried setting:
> > >
> > > Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2"
> > > Protocol "PS/2"
> > >
> > > Buttons 3
> > > Buttons 5
> > >
> > > ZAxisMapping 4 5
> > >
> > > I've also tried running inwheel, but the feedback, or lack of, is
> insufficient
> > > to tell me a) how to properly use it and b) if it is actually working.
I
> > > suppose the answer to b) is no, since nothing responds to the wheel !
I
> have
> > > checked /etc/imwheelrc and it looks okay, but I don't really know the
> formats,
> > > so I can only guess at that.
> > >
> > > Is there someone who can help to get my wheel mouse working ?
> > >
> >
> > My wheel works nicely when i have the following setup
> > Section "Pointer"
> > Protocol "MouseManPlusPS/2"
> > Device "/dev/psaux"
> > ZAxisMapping 4 5
> > # Emulate3Buttons
> > # Emulate3Timeout 50
> >
> > # ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
> >
> > # ChordMiddle
> >
> > EndSection
> >
> > and of course you need to run imwheel
> >
>
