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Steps to Enable Mouse Wheel Scrolling in Ubuntu Hardy under VMware Fusion

Launch a Terminal (Applications menu -> Accessories -> Terminal).

Type:

sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Scroll down (it’s not far, perhaps 20 - 30 lines) till you see a block that looks like this:

Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “Configured Mouse”
Driver “vmmouse”
[.. blah blah blah ..]
EndSection

Replace that whole section with this:

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

Save the file, then close all your apps and hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace. X restarts within a few seconds, and you’re back up and running. Scrolling should now be possible!

Quelle