Aqua-Soft Forumsone of the first things i noticed when using linux is that i couldn't use my middle scroll button.
does anyone know how to fix this
i'm running madrake 9.0
Middle Scroll Mouse Button
In your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, look for the mouse section:
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
It should look something like that.
1. Make sure you use the IMPS/2 protocol
2. Add that Option "ZAxisMapping" 4 5" to yours, like mine is.
You have to be root when editing it. And your config might have a (-4) after XF86Config, some do.
Restart and enjoy your scroll wheel.
Also, you may want to update to Mandrake 9.2, its come out I believe.
in the mandrake install you should of choose a scrollwheel mouse option at the begining as thats how i got mine to work with mandrake
-bolero
Originally posted by contrasutra@Sep 28 2003, 05:01 AMIn your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, look for the mouse section:
# Identifier and driver
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
It should look something like that.
1. Make sure you use the IMPS/2 protocol
2. Add that Option "ZAxisMapping" 4 5" to yours, like mine is.
You have to be root when editing it. And your config might have a (-4) after XF86Config, some do.
That's why I hesitate to try Linux! 
I mean, I've grown up with DOS and I'm not afraid of the command line or Windows Registry, but having to do all this in order to have my mouse work properly... too much, isn't it? 
You don't always. Most distros enable it by default. Only the hardcore distros like Slackware or Gentoo dont. Hell, even ArchLinux enables it by default.
What idicula encountered was a BUG. Yes, Linux has those too.
And wait a second. Editing ONE line in a SIMPLE configuration file is hard? I can edit that file faster than you can click through your GUI.
People equate text --> Hard. Its not, in MOST cases, its easier.
DOS was crap. UNIX is brilliant. People who have only used DOS don't know how great the commandline/text configs are.
Now the Windows Registry, dont get me started on that. That is the most incoherent POS I have ever seen.
You are absolutely right, but... aren't you being a little over-protective about Linux?
slack 9.1 is the first linux distro i have used that let the middle button on my laptop work properly as a scroll. it might be gnome that is doing it though, i need to test more
Originally posted by Ken@Sep 28 2003, 01:24 AMYou are absolutely right, but... aren't you being a little over-protective about Linux?
If I don't overprotect it, who will? 
I will 
I got my scroll-button working in Gentoo Linux, but i had to get som help to make it good 
It is not so very hard to get things right, if you just try. Like asking on the internet, or IRC, is a very good thing to do 
Remember to never give up
Originally posted by contrasutra@Sep 28 2003, 02:15 AM
DOS was crap. UNIX is brilliant. People who have only used DOS don't know how great the commandline/text configs are.
Now the Windows Registry, dont get me started on that. That is the most incoherent POS I have ever seen.
contra:
A big fat AMEN is in order. Frankly, I've argued with many people dozens of times why *nix is better than DOS...they never want to admit it.
And the registry sucks you know what... It's so freggin' bloated!
ps -ef |grep dos.exe | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -9
Originally posted by Telmo@Sep 29 2003, 01:48 PMps -ef |grep dos.exe | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -9
sudo rm -r Telmo
@Taha
cat /dev/null > /boot/vmlinuz;reboot :baby: :ninja:
@all
comparing DOS to UNIX is like comparing a calculator to a PC, they both can do math
contra, Taha knows that I am joking... I hope.
Originally posted by contrasutra@Sep 29 2003, 03:08 PMJust a warning:
Dont do what Telmo said to do. Unless you don't like your kernel.
That would be kinda funny
Actually, the fun thing to do (and no permanent damage) is:
yes > /dev/mem
Watch all the pretty colors
Originally posted by contrasutra@Sep 29 2003, 05:07 PMActually, the fun thing to do (and no permanent damage) is:
yes > /dev/mem
Watch all the pretty colors
Hum...you mean the actual word "yes" sent to the mem device...?
Interesting
I'll have to do that when I get home to my box!
Hey that gives me an idea. To clear your mem:
cat /dev/null > /dev/mem
That would clear your kernel too.
Originally posted by contrasutra@Sep 29 2003, 05:48 PMThat would clear your kernel too.
Putting "nul' into mem would clear your kernel?
You mean it would clear it off the *active* memory, but it wouldn't actually affect the file, right?
Maybe I misunderstood you.
Wouldn't typing "yes" then also clear the kernel?
(my assumption to both these answers is yes)
"yes" doesnt clear anything.
It continuously writes to your memory until it gets completly full. Fun things happen.
"yes" actually it writes "command not found" to /dev/mem because /dev/mem is a device holding a virtual image of your system memory when you write something to it you are basically overwriting with junk whatever is in memory at that moment. kernel, modules, etc, etc, etc.
yes > /dev/mem and cat /dev/null > /dev/mem are basicalle the same they both cause the same effect.
other fun things to do at the keyboard....
nohup rm -rf /* &;clear
for i in `seq 1 99999999`;do nohup find . -name s &;done
DISCLAIMER: I can't be blame if you are not smart enough not to run those things in your system.
Originally posted by Telmo@Sep 29 2003, 07:27 PM"yes" actually it writes "command not found" to /dev/mem because /dev/mem is a device holding a virtual image of your system memory when you write something to it you are basically overwriting with junk whatever is in memory at that moment. kernel, modules, etc, etc, etc.
yes > /dev/mem and cat /dev/null > /dev/mem are basicalle the same they both cause the same effect.
other fun things to do at the keyboard....
nohup rm -rf /* &;clear
for i in `seq 1 99999999`;do nohup find . -name s &;done
DISCLAIMER: I can't be blame if you are not smart enough not to run those things in your system.
Someone, somewhere is going to run some of those commands