My Logitech wireless mousewheel works just fine with the USB-PS2 connector.  I didn't have to do anything special to make it work under Mandrake 8.1.

-swf

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> FWIW - I never did get my mousewheel to work on my mouse with the
> USB->PS2 connector.
> 
> > Ok, get one of those little green USB->PS2 adapters.  :)
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: James Spinti [mailto:jspinti at dart.dartdist.com] 
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:44 PM
> > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] USB Mouse
> > > 
> > > 
> > > |From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org 
> > > |[mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Yaron
> > > |Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 3:06 PM
> > > |To: Tclug-List
> > > |Subject: Re: [TCLUG] USB Mouse
> > > |
> > > |
> > > |  Hey,
> > > |
> > > |On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, James Spinti wrote:
> > > |
> > > |> mouse type.  Still nothing :(  I did accept the default 
> > > setting for 
> > > |> the mouse of /dev/mouse.  Should I have chosen a different 
> > > location?  
> > > |> If so, what???
> > > |
> > > |Try /dev/input/mice
> > > |
> > > |If it doesn't exist do 'mknod input/mice c 13 63'
> > > |
> > > |-Yaron
> > > |
> > > |In your XF86Config file in the Input Device section for Mouse change 
> > > |the mouse driver protocol option to IMPS/2:
> > > |Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> > > |
> > > |This should do the trick, this and having /dev/mouse point to the 
> > > |proper location...
> > > |
> > > | -munir
> > > 
> > > Sorry for the delay.  Work interfered with my fun.  OK, tried 
> > > both of these ideas and I still have no mouse.  Any other ideas?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > James
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