I don't have any info on the extra mouse buttons. (personally I find 3 buttons and a wheel to be my limit.) But I did just find out how to make my wheel mouse work with a kvm switch.
1. During the install have the mouse directly attached to the computer. 2. Boot into X for all the users with the wheel mouse directly attached. 3. Shut down the box. Move the mouse to the kvm switch and attach all cables. Set /etc/inittab to run level 3. 4. boot the box and do a /etc/init.d/gpm restart once or twice to get the mouse working.(I also found that switching comps once or twice helped too.) 5. Telinit 5 and the mouse works. reset /etc/inittab to run level 5. It has so far worked on reboots without a qualm. James On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:38:32 -0600 Femme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 20:03:05 -0300 (BRT) > "Ricardo Castanho de O. Freitas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On 9 Jun 2002, Raider wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > I have the same mouse... if you ever find any info please email > > me/us! > > > > Great trackball mouse!!! And cheap!!! > > > > []s Ricardo Castanho > > > > >Hello! > > >I run MDK8.2 and I own an A4tech mouse. Quite nice as it has two > > >scrolls and not just one. With windoze one scroll is for up-down > > >movement and the other for left-right movement. It also has two > > >extra buttons that are/should be programmable. > > >It works great with Linux (Gnome) with only one problem - it works > > >like a regular three button mouse with one scroll. The side > > >(extra) buttons do nothing and the second scroll acts like I'd use > > >the first one. I've seen there is a project for making available on > > >Linux the"internet" keyboards. Is there something like that for > > >mice like this one? > > > > > > heh i'll save you all the trouble. > > last couple months off & On i've looked all over the net, asked linux > gurus, etc for help on this. I too have a mouse with "xtra" buttons. > > Hell if you look on your system, theres a mouse info page *don't ask > where i cant' remember atm*. In it you'll find instructions on how to > use your extra buttons. !!WARNING!! My comp wouldn't boot after i > screwed around with them. > > I could get as far as console mode. Thats it. > > so... I had to use the default XF86Config file again. there is a site > for this stuff, guy named Colin Naboulas * i believe *, but the > majority of the stuff on it is useless. > > Xwindow seems to only be mapped for 5 buttons. Its a hardcoded limit > for some reason. Thus our 6-8 button mice work as 3 buttons plus a > scroll wheel *up & down are button 4&5 respectively*. > > If you manage to find more info & some better instructions on how to > fool X into using those buttons, by all means post them. > > I have been fighting with this for a long time now tho *bout a good 6 > months at least* and have had zero success. > > Ironically, I can get my internet keyboards extra buttons to work fine > with some clever scripting. > > Femme > >
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