1.Out the box basic mice functions will work, great! Point and click I didn't even change xorg.conf.
--Picked up by the usual 'mouse' driver and usb setup.
--The hardware 3 step res works fine.

2.Try:
$>xev
and click the thumb and tilt wheels while over the window to see what is detected and as what button number.

3.Ah the tilt buttons...I have actually had this mouse since using Sarge, I can't believe that this is still not automgically setup and the user just picks what they want the buttons to do! How many millions of multibutton mice must be out there by now? Perhaps I'm missing something really simple but the following works for me.

4.The good news is that everything is now readily available it just needs some good ol' hacking, and it's very satisfying when it works.