Thanks unfortunately it appears my string is correct as is but scrolling does not work.
here is the output of 'xinput list --short' "Virtual core keyboard" id=0 [XKeyboard] "Virtual core pointer" id=1 [XPointer] "Macintosh mouse button emulation" id=2 [XExtensionPointer] "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" id=3 [XExtensionPointer] "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" id=4 [XExtensionKeyboard] "Video Bus" id=5 [XExtensionKeyboard] -- middle-button scroll disabled on trackpoint in Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292047 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs