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I am having problems getting mouse button 2 to be recognized. I am using
a Logitech Mouseman. It's a bus mouse but also has a serial adapter.

If I use the serial adapter and set it up appropriately with Mouseconfig,
it works both with GPM and in Xwindows, with one exception - no middle
button in Xwindows. The middle button will not paste, a Ctrl-MB2 will give the
same menu under Xterm as Ctrl-MB1... So there is some response, just not the
correct response.

I *can* use the middle button to paste with GPM.

If I configure it as a PS/2 mouse, everything works with GPM. Under
X however, any move sends the cursor to the upper right corner. Though
it randomly moves back and forth on the top line, I can't move it
anywhere else.

I've tried this after killing GPM - same behavior. I've edited XF86Config
in /etc/X11 and changed the /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux  - same behavior.

Any ideas?
                                       Thanks,
                                                John Kidwell

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: I am having problems getting mouse button 2 to be recognized. I am using
: a Logitech Mouseman. It's a bus mouse but also has a serial adapter.
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: If I use the serial adapter and set it up appropriately with Mouseconfig,
: it works both with GPM and in Xwindows, with one exception - no middle
: button in Xwindows.

What's ``appropriate''? What settings did you use?  Most of the new
logitech mice use `mouseman' protocol.

        Geoff
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Yes, it was using the Mouseman settings. I have been playing with it today
and found I can conditionally get it to work...

I used mouseconfig and set it up "inappropiately" (choosing Logitech Bus
Mouse), when I use startx, naturally it bombs. I then reset it to Mouseman
connected to /dev/cua0. When I use startx this time the middle button works.
If I exit X-Windows and reenter startx - the middle button no longer works.

I can shortcut this by just typing mouseconfig --kickstart before I startx.
Each time, this is good for only the subsequent startup of X-Windows.

So I guess I need to understand exactly what happens when mouseconfig runs.
Is there a file that is altered? Would that be /etc/X11/XF86Config?