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SubjectRe: logitech mouseMan wheel doesn't work with 2.6.5
On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 11:34:34PM -0700, Erik Steffl wrote:
> Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >On Wednesday 28 April 2004 01:47 pm, Erik Steffl wrote:
> >>Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> >>
> >>>What protocol are you using in XFree?
> >>
> >> that's irrelevant, I got the results above without X running (by
> >
> >No, it is not. Please change protocol in XF86Config to ExplorerPS/2.
> ...
> >Kernel only provides emulation of 3 protocols via /dev/psaux: bare PS/2,
> >IntelliMouse PS/2 and Explorer PS/2. Since your program does not issue
> >Intellimouse or Explorer protocol initialization sequences it gets just
> >bare PS/2 protocol data - 2 axis, 3 buttons. Extra buttons are mapped onto
> >first 3. For exact mapping consult drivers/input/mousedev.c
>
> thanks, that makes sense, I tried ExplorerPS/2, it works better, the
> wheel works but side button is still same as button 2.
>
> would it be different if I used /dev/input/mouse0? or
> /dev/input/mice? kernel Documentation/input/input.txt seems to be
> fairly old (mentions 2.5/2.6 in future tense) and it says to use
> "ExplorerPS/2 if you want to use extra (up to 5) buttons" when
> discussing what /dev/input/mouse0 provides. Does that mean that there's
> no way to use extra side button (which is the sixth button)?

Yes, at this time you can't use the sixth button in X with a 2.6 kernel.
An event driver for X would be needed instead of the ExplorerPS/2 one.

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