Using multiple mouses/trackpads simultaneously (Suse Linux 9 Yast2/SaX)

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I have a laptop and used Yast2 to configure an external USB mouse. However, the trackpad became inactive. When I now restart without USB mouse I am in trouble. I used for the configuration: Control Center -> Yast2 modules -> Hardware -> Select mouse model If you want to operate both external mouse and trackpad, you need to dig deeper: Control Center -> Yast2 modules -> Hardware -> Graphics Card and Monitor -> Graphical Desktop Environment -> Change -> Component: Input Devices Here you have the possibility to add an indefinte amount of mouses. You should probably test whether you new settings work (with the test button) before you restart. The settings become only active after a restart. Meaning if you want to deactivate your trackpad (because it disturbs you) you need again a restart…

Wheel Mouse trouble with Suse Linux 9.2 (SaX2, xorg.conf, explorerps/2, ZAxisMapping)

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I wanted to activate the wheen of my USB mouse, but everytime I went to Yast2 > Hardware > Mouse the X server crashed and threw me into a text console. Also using SaX2 didn’t work (there is a button under Input devices > Properties > Activate mouse wheel). Funnily the wheel usind to work in 9.1. Finally I modified /etc/X11/xorg.conf: diff xorg.conf xorg.old Option "Name" "USB-Mouse;PS/2 on USB" > Option "Protocol" "PS/2" The important line Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" was already present. If isn’t you need to add it to activate the wheel.

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Using multiple mouses/trackpads simultaneously (Suse Linux 9 Yast2/SaX)

Wheel Mouse trouble with Suse Linux 9.2 (SaX2, xorg.conf, explorerps/2, ZAxisMapping)