Ubuntu 8.10 Enable3Buttons

[netsim]

I recently installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my machine, I figured out most of the minor problems I encountered, but I'm still stuck on a rather important issue. I can't turn the Emulate3Buttons, in xorg.conf, off.

It is set at "no" and no matter what I do it still emulate it. I tried to set it at "false", same problem.

Thanks for your help.

EDIT: Sorry it'S Emulate3Buttons, not Enable3Buttons

[Lechio]

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"PS/2 Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"Protocol"	"auto"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
	Option		"Device"	"/dev/psaux"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"false"
	Option		"Emulate3Timeout"	"70"
	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
EndSection

You have something like this on the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file?

The xserver also needs to be restarted after editing the file.

[netsim]

Yes and yes

[markjensen]

Also, you weren't clear in your first post. Did you edit the file, but the change didn't seem to remain? If so, that is likely a root permissions issue. Use a sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf command, because the 'sudo' in the front will prompt you for your credentials to allow editing of that protected file.

Also, as Lechio stated, you need to restart X before the changes will be re-read. Use CTRL+ALT+[backspace], or just reboot the whole machine if you prefer (but a full reboot is not necessary at all).

EDIT: You posted your confirmations as I was typing my post. Could you make a copy of your xorg.conf file with a .txt at the end, and upload it to Neowin here as an attachment?

[netsim]

Yes I did it with sudo, and I restarted the X server aswell.

I'm currently at work, I'll be home in around 2 hours and I'll post it.

Does gedit work when X is stopped?

[Lechio]

It should work if it is correctly edited. Try commenting that line by putting an "#" at the start of the line:

#	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"false"

Should default to not emulating 3 buttons. Then logout and press CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to restart the xserver.

Does gedit work when X is stopped?

No. For that you have a console based editor like nano:

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[netsim]

It was indeed set to "no" at default, but it was doing it anyway.

[Lechio]

OK. If it doesn't work after doing the above, you might want to try something else.

The following process is explained here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Input

• Create a new file named "mouse.fdi" in the "/etc/hal/fdi/policy/" directory:
  

  sudo touch /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse.fdi

  
  

• Then open it with gedit ( sudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse.fdi ) and copy>paste the following into that file:
  

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
  <deviceinfo version="0.2">
   <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.mouse">
     <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">false</merge>
    </match>
   </device>
  </deviceinfo>

  
  

• Finally restart the xserver.
  Report back if that works/fails when you try it.
  

[netsim]

It did not work

Also here is my xorg.conf

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig

# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Tue Nov 4 14:07:17 PST 2008

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Layout0"

Screen 0 "Screen0"

InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

EndSection

Section "Files"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load "dbe"

Load "extmod"

Load "type1"

Load "freetype"

Load "glx"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default

Identifier "Mouse0"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "auto"

Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"

Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# generated from default

Identifier "Keyboard0"

Driver "kbd"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Monitor0"

VendorName "Unknown"

ModelName "Unknown"

HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0

VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0

Option "DPMS"

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Device0"

Driver "nvidia"

VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen0"

Device "Device0"

Monitor "Monitor0"

DefaultDepth 24

SubSection "Display"

Depth 24

EndSubSection

EndSection

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Another problem I just encountered, I realised my Numpad isn't working, any suggestion for this too?

Thanks.

[Lechio]

Comment the line Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no":

#Option "Emulate3Buttons" "False"

Creating the "mouse.fdi" file option failed?

As it is something dealing with hal I believe you have to reboot or at least unplug and replug the mouse.

[netsim]

I just unplugged and replugged my mouse and it worked, Thanks alot.

Could my numpad problem have something to do with xorg.conf ?

[markjensen]

It's not working at all? :unsure:

Is this a standard desktop type of machine?

For me, the num pad defaults to off. When I reboot, it is back to arrows and home/end stuff, until I press the [numlock] key once. Is this what you are talking about? Because the num pad should work just fine.

[Lechio]

What type of keyboard is that? Brand and model.

[netsim]

Some very old Compaq keyboard.