In comp.os.linux.setup Peter T. Breuer <ptb@oboe.it.uc3m.es>:
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> Nevertheless, I have just noticed that when I reboot my TP X24 laptop
> under the 2.6.3 kernel, my external USB mouse scroll button stops moving
> pages in mozilla 6.x. It works fine in 2.4.22 (wot I am using now). I
> only "noticed" because I never usually reboot - I last rebooted over
> six months ago, according to the log.

> Any idea if there's some reconfiguration to be done for 2.6? Nothing
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> but then I knew it was musewheel aware! The problem is that there seem
> to be no wheel (i.e. button 4/5) events generated under 2.6.A

'xev' should tell.

> No - no distribution in particular. Debian potato, much hacked.

Looks like a pretty ancient kernel you should upgrade. Anyway
under 2.6 needed the following (lilo.conf append line) to make
my pointing devices working probably: "psmouse.proto=imps". Never
tested if it is still needed running 2.6.14, it's just there and
my Kensington USB trackball works like a charm.

Good luck

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