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I am using arch linux. I have a new microsoft wireless mouse which scrolls(with the middle scroll wheel) too fast. I don't use kde or gnome but openbox and sometimes xmonad. I want to know how I can slow the scrolling down. I have come across many kde fixes for this, but no general or xorg fix.
PS: I have a dual boot and with windows 8.1, it works perfectly.
rangalo
Posted 2014-03-02T17:18:30.547
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Apparently this could have something to do with using it along with Windows.
Taken from the Ubuntu Forum you can try:
Unplug the mouse receiver from the usb and then plug it back in (while running ubuntu). Whamo blamo you're fixed.
Might work for you to, give it a try.
Matthew Williams
Posted 2014-03-02T17:18:30.547
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This is known bug with some Microsoft mice. It is not just quick scroll, if you try to turn scroll wheel very slow you can see that scroll has non-linear speed. Moreover bug persists only if you previously boot to MS Windows (and may be in some other cases). You can fix it by:
All of this fixes are struggling with the same problem. fix-ms-mouse-scroll patch supports newer kernels and some new mice (at least Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Mouse) in compare to resetmsmice (on which it is based on).
Unsacrificed
Posted 2014-03-02T17:18:30.547
Reputation: 71
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Try adding this line in xorg.conf under the "InputDevice " section and "{your device name}" subsection:
Option "VertScrollDelta" "{scrollspeed}"
where smaller values result in faster scrolling.
Daniel Que
Posted 2014-03-02T17:18:30.547
Reputation: 256
This didn't help. It didn't change anything in the scroll behavior. – rangalo – 2014-03-03T18:18:48.123
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Just spreading the words.
Try resetmsmice, which will fix this problem, without having to unplug and replug the mouse receiver.
And there is a AUR package.
Many thanks to the author Paul F Richards, also the Ubuntu launchpad bug report
Ted Feng
Posted 2014-03-02T17:18:30.547
Reputation: 111
Thanks. It worked, but it is somehow not practical to remove and insert the receiver every time I boot the system. Do you know some permanent fix? – rangalo – 2014-03-03T18:20:15.283
1@rangalo | From what I gather booting a Windows OS changes configuration of your wireless device. If you boot into Ubuntu only it won't bother you, but change to Windows will require an unplug. I might mimic your setup and see if I can find a permanent solution for you. – Matthew Williams – 2014-03-03T18:54:23.170
Thanks. The windows partition is mainly for the family and pay-tv, so cannot really do away with it. – rangalo – 2014-03-03T19:21:53.803