Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 18 Jan 2004 00:18:52 +0100 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: No mouse wheel under 2.6.1 [Was: Re: Where are 2.6.x upgrade notes?] |
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On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 03:37:25PM -0500, Greg Stark wrote:
> Joaquim Fellmann <mljf@altern.org> writes: > > > I had the same problem. Switching protocol from MousemanPlusPS/2 to > > ImPS2 in XF86Config-4 fixed it. > > One Mr Pavlik solved the same issue on bugzilla: > > ------- Additional Comment #1 From Vojtech Pavlik 2004-01-14 09:35 ------- > Use protocol "ExplorerPS/2" in XFree86. This may not seem logical, but > because 2.6 handles the Logitech mouse protocol itself and presents a more > common Microsoft-like protocol to applications that don't know how to use > its native event protocol. > > I wonder how the IM and Explorer protocols relate.
ExplorerPS/2 is a superset of ImPS/2. The kernel virtual mouse device (/dev/input/mice) supports both protocols, and standard PS/2 as well.
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