Here is an output from my Xorg.0.log, which seems to be relevant

stetzen@stetzen-laptop:/var/log$ tail -50 Xorg.0.log(**) Option "xkb_options" "grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: xkb_options: "grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
AUDIT: Tue Oct  7 08:37:24 2008: 7848 X: client 4 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=8255 )
AUDIT: Tue Oct  7 08:37:24 2008: 7848 X: client 4 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=8256 )
AUDIT: Tue Oct  7 08:37:24 2008: 7848 X: client 4 rejected from local host ( uid=1000 gid=1000 pid=8257 )
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0   65.00  1024 1048 1184 1344  768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz)
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "AUO", prod id 9297