[gentoo-user] What mouse protocol does xorg use when 'auto'?

[gentoo-user] What mouse protocol does xorg use when 'auto'?

[Peter Kelly]

Holas,

I've just recently fixed a problem I had when scrolling up.  Doing that would 
send out a signal that I had pressed the scroll button, and try to paste.

Changing the mouse protocol in xorg.conf from 
    #Option "Protocol"    "IMPS/2"
    Option "Protocol"    "auto"

fixed the problem.  That's great.  Now, getting ready for the inevitable move 
to modular Xorg, I see that 

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/modular-x-howto.xml
"Mouse protocol autodetection

If you have "Protocol" "auto" set in xorg.conf for your mouse, it may not 
work. You may need to specify "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" or "IMPS/2" for your 
wheel to work. "

Great.  
How can I find out what protocol xorg is using now?  Apparently, I'll need to 
know pretty soon.

Thanks.

Peter
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[gentoo-user] Re: [SOLVED] What mouse protocol does xorg use when 'auto'?

[Peter Kelly]

On Thursday 08 June 2006 20:19, Peter Kelly wrote:
> Holas,
>
> Great.
> How can I find out what protocol xorg is using now?  Apparently, I'll need
> to know pretty soon.

Duh.  Look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.  You'll see a neat little line that says
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"

Never mind.

Peter

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[gentoo-user] Re: [Gentoo-user] Re: [SOLVED] What mouse protocol does xorg use when 'auto'?

[Daniel Iliev]

On Fri, June 9, 2006 4:25 am, Peter Kelly wrote:
> On Thursday 08 June 2006 20:19, Peter Kelly wrote:
>> Holas,
>>
>> Great.
>> How can I find out what protocol xorg is using now?  Apparently, I'll
>> need
>> to know pretty soon.
>
> Duh.  Look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.  You'll see a neat little line that
> says
> (**) Mouse1: Protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"
>
> Never mind.
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Everything that you know is wrong, but you can be straightened out.
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>
>


Another approach is to open /etc/X11/xorg.conf and search for
"InputDevice". Here's what my xorg.conf reads in that section:
============
Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "MS Mouse"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons"
    Option         "ButtonNumber" "3"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "InputFashion" "Mouse"
    Option         "Name" "USB-Mouse;IMPS/2"
    Option         "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option         "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
EndSection
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