FAQ Linux

Mouse :

EasyMouse & EasyMouse+
-> Use as standard PS/2 or serial mouse

All mices with scroll wheel or stick

XFree86 >= 3.3.2 (or other XServer with wheel to mouse button support)
The mouse must be setup in XF86Config to send the mouse buttons 4 and 5 for wheel actions.
Edit /etc/XF86Config with your favorite editor
Add the following line to the "Pointer" section.

ZAxisMapping 4 5

Make sure your Protocol is set to either "IMPS/2" for a PS/2 mouse
or for serial mice set it to "IntelliMouse" or "Auto".
Example for PS/2 wheel mouse:

Section "Pointer"
Protocol "IMPS/2"
Device "/dev/psaux"
SampleRate 60
BaudRate 1200
ZAxisMapping 4 5
Buttons 3
EndSection

After XWindows is started run :
imwheel -k

All mices with scroll wheel or stick

XFree86 >= 4.x (or other XServer with wheel to mouse button support)
The mouse must be setup in XF86Config to send the mouse buttons 4 and 5 for wheel actions.
Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config with your favorite editor
Add the following line to the "InputDevice" section.

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Name" "AutoDetected"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Vendor" "AutoDetected"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Example for NetScroll Optical USB (Suse 7.3):

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "ButtonNumber" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

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