[Ilugc] Re: Problems in using Logitech Mouse in Linux

[Chandrashekar Babu]

Rajesh Kumar writes:


> 1. Mouse configuration. I'm having a Logitech mouse, but my Linux
> identifies it as Generic Mouse (PS/2).I tried it changing using
> mouseconfig command at terminal but it leads me to non-working of the
> mouse.Moreover with this Generic type I couldn't use my scroll
> button.

I presume that your problem is relevant to mouse scroll-wheel support on X 
Window System.
Depending on your distro, check if either /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or 
/etc/X11/xorg.conf file exists, open the file using a text editor of your 
choice and search for the mouse section block which resembles the following:

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier "Mouse1"
   ...
EndSection

Within this block, make sure that you have the following line (before 
"EndSection"):
    Option "ZAxisMapping"       "4 5"

Also make sure that you have the line as follows (somewhere in the 
beginning of the section):
     Option "Protocol" "Auto"

-or-
    Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"

 
> 2. Believe me but its true. MY LINUX HANGS !! I'm using elx linux with
> kernel 2.4.x which is said to be the stable,but whenever I was
> connected to internnet(dialup-BSNL) my system hangs after exactly 45
> mins. I couldn't figure out the problem.Please help me.

This has to do with either your hardware, or support for your hardware 
by the Linux distribution itself. I haven't used elx, so cannot comment 
about its stability. If the problem persists  with other linux  
distributions too, this can be also hardware problem. Try another 
(better) distro (like Slackware/Debian/Mandrake/SuSE/Knoppix) and let us 
know.

Cheers,
Chandrashekar Babu.