Installing Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
Here is how I configured my MS Optical Explorer mouse:
- first, modify the xorg.conf file
Code:
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "USB Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "7"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection
- then you have to create file /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/mouse with the following content:
Code:
#!/bin/sh
# /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/mouse
# Required for the configuration of a 5-button mouse
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5"
This file correctly configures the buttons. You have to set this file executable:
Code:
chmod +x /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/mouse
And that should work. You can try Firefox, which manages side buttons natively.
if something is wrong try this :
if so, modify the /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/mouse file:
Code:
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7"
Then restart Xorg…
It works for me at my old Fedora 2…..
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Thanks for the article, it helped me create a config for my (alleged) 11 button mouse…
For the Intellimouse Explorer 4.0a, the following configs work:
for xorg.conf
Section “InputDevice”
Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Buttons” “5″
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2″
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5″
Option “ButtonMapping” “1 2 3 6 7″
EndSection
and for mouse.sh
xmodmap -e “pointer = 1 2 3 9 8 6 7 5 4 10 11″
I am very happy that this helps !
Thanks for info, maybe it will also help someone.
Thanks for that addendum, Judas!