[NTLUG:Discuss] Wheel Mouse config

[al]

Dennis Myhand wrote:
> 
> Howdy:
> 
> Right now his setup is the Intellimouse config without being able to use the
> wheel.  He has gotten the update for imwheel from Mandrake.  I do not know
> if it installed when he grabbed that update because it said it was fetching
> the update, and then it ended the connection after it did the grabbing.  I
> sort of like things the old, funkified way.  You know, download, rpm -Uvh
> file.rpm.  I'm not sure about this new-fangled stuff!  What else about his
> config do I need to tell other than he is running Mandrake 7.1, KDE and one
> HELL of a processor/vid/sound setup.  I am going to need a much better job
> before I think about matching it.  Thanks again, Dennis in Waco



sound like maybe 
a)
simply try running imwheel from an Xterminal
if your wheel starts to work then just append it to ~/.xinitrc

or
b)
/etc(/X11)/XF86config doesnt know about the wheel

make sure your pointer section looks like this:
what you want for the wheel to work is the "ZAxisMapping" line

Section "Pointer"
    Protocol    "IntelliMousePS/2"
    Device      "/dev/psaux"
#    Emulate3Buttons       ............//if this line
#    Emulate3Timeout    50 ............//this line
     ZAxisMapping 4 5
#    ChordMiddle           ............//or this line exist, comment
it out
                           ............//as I have here
EndSection



I use a logitech mouseman+ so I am not sure about the protocol
but you MUST have the ZAxisMapping enabled as above

after that is done
restart X, make sure imwheel is running, and scroll scroll scroll


good luck
aal