Ubuntu 7.04/8.04 and Mouse Wheel
I've just installed unbuntu 7.04 in VMWare. Everything is cool except that the mouse wheel stops working.
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Find the mouse section which may look like
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ps/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Change Options "Protocol" "ps/2" to Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Save the file and restart X (ctrl + alt + backspace).
It works for me. Happy scrolling!
UPDATE: 2008-8-18
Now with Ubuntu 8.04 running in VMWare Workstation 6.04 on Windows Server 2008...
The working config for me is as below:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "vmmouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
The mouse cursor moves very smoothly crosses hosting and virtual machine seamlessly.
3 comments:
Yes, it works in my vmware too! Thanks for your tips!
why can't i find the /usr/X11/xorg.conf file, nor the /usr/X11/ directory?
i also did a search of the entire filesystem and did not find any file named xorg.conf. what have i done wrong?
(running Ubuntu 7.04 - the Feisty Fawn - released in April 2007, inside a vmware player)
Excellent - thank you!
btw, 'locate xorg.conf' finds the file in /etc/..., not /usr/...
Cheers -
bw
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