Strange bug with mouse wheel scrolling

[Rod Butcher]

Tuukka Hastrup wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2006, Rod Butcher wrote:
>> I've been getting this with Linux kernel 2.6.13 with x.org 6.9. The
>> mouse refuses to scroll vertically at all, just sideways.
> 
> Could that be just the mouse button mapping? On my setup, what you
> describe happens with a straight
>  $ xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9"
> 
> Thus I need to have a line in /etc/X11/Xmodmap:
> pointer = 1 2 3 8 9 4 5 6 7
> 
> This is for the following generic USB mouse config:
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Generic Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "CorePointer"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "ExplorerPS/2"
>         Option          "Buttons"               "9"
>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>         Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "6 7 8 9"
> EndSection
No go. My problem sounds like what others are reporting. Mouse worked OK 
with x.org 6.8.2, and worked OK with 6.9 sometimes.. First appeared 
using KDE only, now also happens with Gnome. Related to KDM, GDM, metacity ?
> 
> 
> I'm sorry if this is unrelated.
not at all, I'm greatful for all feedback.
> 

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