Mouse problems with SuSE 8.1

[chadm1967]

Hi all,

I have a plain old Microsoft USB/PS2 wheel mouse and cannot get the wheel working with SuSE 8.1. I've tried every option in the YAST 2 and even tried it as a USB and PS/2 mouse. I've also checked /etc/X11/XF86Config and the proper settings are there. This is very frustrating. This mouse works immediately after installing Mandrake, Red Hat, Libranet, and many other distributions.

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.

[mugs]

I have Suse 8.0 and a Logitech scroll mouse. After initial installation, I also could not get the wheel working. However, after I did an Online Update through Yast2, it worked. Have you performed an update yet? There is also a package you can download which should give you the capability. I dont remember the name, but if you do a google search for something like wheel mouse in Linux, you should find it.

[chadm1967]

Thanks for the help. No, I haven't done the update, yet. I'm going to do it right now.

Thanks again!

[mugs]

Ok, cool, let me know if it fixes the problem.

[chadm1967]

Well, unfortunately, no luck. I completed the online update and the mouse still isn't working. I'm not sure what else to do from here.

Thanks again.

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[mugs]

I am sorry that didnt work. Here is a link to a site that may help:

http://jonatkins.org/imwheel/

[JimH]

What does you Xf86Config say the mouse driver is?

Something like this in the mouse section:

Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"

Jim H

[johnqpublic]

Did a quick Hardware Data Base search at SuSE and your mouse likely is not supported (hmmm!)You should take alook and make sure you have the exact name/model no.and see what you come up with.Microsoft makes many diff mice.Most are supported in SuSE.It is prolly a driver prob.