On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Daniel Karlsson wrote:
> 3) How can I make my middle mouse button work. I've tried all options in the > configuration, but none of them works. If you have read the appropriate MINI-HOWTO and tried all possible combinations of mouse type * {gpm,XF86Config} options, killed gpm, restarted X and unplugged the mouse and plugged it back in again with the button depressed, then you know what I too have been through. My three button mouse claims to be "mouse systems compatible" tho (ahum) I found that I could get the middle button working only if I either: -rebooted the pc holding the (left?) mouse button depressed; -unplugged the mouse and plugged it back in with the button depressed; -took up the soldering iron and connected two pins of the controller ic in the mouse (this is described in the MINI-HOWTO.) The first and second options are pretty annoying. The third works great for linux, however the mouse could not be used in windos anymore. In the end I decided that I had had a good afternoon's fun and had picked up some fair skills in rodent epidemiology and -heart surgery, but bought a Happy Mouse from Genius anyway. They're quite reasonably priced and work out of the box on both linux and windos. If you can find a mouse with a 2/3-button switch, those work fine too, I guess. Good luck, Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .