🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 03:31:41 GMT, "DoA-Stylez"
<DoAS...@digitalmachine.org> :

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>Perfect in Linux if you know how to manually edit the configuration, but by
>default the side buttons are the same as mouse button 3. So no, they aren't
>perfect. 

Like everything in linux it needs to be properly configured. Once it
is properly configured yes it does work perfectly. By default in
windows neither of the side buttons work at all until you install the
drivers and configure them. It is no different in linux.

>Same thing as windows. With some registry tweaking you can get all
>of them to work supposedly. I have the MX-500 and I can get both thumb
>buttons to work without a problem. Just not those tiny scroll buttons. 

I have got them to work as page up and page down with little or no
effort.  I personally feel that editing the XF86Config and making a
simple xmodmap script much easier than editing the registry in
windows, but that is just my opinion.

>I do
>run Linux a lot although I get a 70fps performance drop in my framerates.
>And stuttering. I've never been able to use Linux as my gaming operating
>system because I'm the type that usually has one of the latest video cards
>out. Which sucks for Linux because the drivers are never caught up to
>current technology. When I bought my Radeon 9700 they had just released
>drivers for the 8500. I'm definitely thinking about dropping ATI cards all
>together when the GeforceFX comes out. Then stick with Nvidia. yeah.
>Hopefully Q3 will perform comparably to Windows with a Geforce.

I am much like you in that respect. I seem to always buy the latest
and greatest despite the fact that is makes no sense to do so.
However, I am using the 9700 pro in linux and the frame rates are the
same in Linux as they are in windows. I do agree though, Nvidia is a
bit more on top of the linux drivers than ATI, though ATI has come a
long way and their 9700 drivers are simple to install and very solid.