middle mouse wheel not working

[Duke Togo]

hi
I am a longish term ubuntu user but due to inheriting a very old laptop, that I intent to use for college I have also stated using DSL N
howevr the middle scroll button on my mouse will not work
anyone know how to sort this out?
thanks

[LowSky]

doesn't work how exactly for scrolling or as a middle click?
can you paste the data you get from this file

use terminal to open with this command

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

[Duke Togo]

sorry
I gave up and used fluxbox instead

[super kim]

doesn't work how exactly for scrolling or as a middle click?
can you paste the data you get from this file

use terminal to open with this command

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

i have this problem and i haven't given up!!!!
the wheel will scroll but the button in the wheel doesn't work, the side scroll doesn't work and there is a tiny button on the left side of the mouse doesn't work
here is my output in my xorg.conf relating to the mouse...

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
    Driver        "mouse"
    Option        "CorePointer"
EndSection

my mouse is a usb microsoft wireless laser mouse 6000, i am using ubuntu 8.04 wth a 2.6.24-24-generic kernel

[razta]

I have no scowling nor middle click on my mouse.

My xorg:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
#	Driver		"kbd"
#	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
#	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
#	Option		"XkbLayout"	"gb"
#EndSection
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used
#Section "InputDevice"
#	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
#	Driver		"mouse"
#	Option		"CorePointer"
#EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
	DefaultDepth	24
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
	Driver	"nvidia"
	Option	"NoLogo"	"True"
EndSection