HOWTO: Get the scroll wheel working on Linux under VMWare with Logitech MX518 mouse

This is just for my own reference.

I am running Ubuntu Hardy under VMWare Workstation. This should let you scroll webpages in Firefox. The back/forward buttons still don’t work, though.

Instructions to get scroll wheel working

1. Open up a terminal window and type the following:
   

   sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

2. Find the section that says Section “InputDevice”.
3. Replace that section with the following:
   

   
   Section "InputDevice"
   	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
   	Driver		"vmmouse"
   	Option		"CorePointer"
   	Option		"Protocol"	"ImPS/2"
   	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/mice"
   	Option		"ZAxisMapping"	"4 5"
   EndSection
   

4. Restart X Windows by typing Ctrl+Alt+Backspace. Log in and the scroll wheel should work.

Good luck!