Mighty Mouse Forced Recognition?

hi folks. i have a problem with my set up.
i am using a DVI KVM switch to control two macs and a pc. because of the KVM switch, neither mac recognizes the Mighty Mouse that i have connected. Also, the scrolling axes of the roller ball are switched. In other words, in order to scroll down, i must roll the mouse ball to the right.
There must be a way (in Unix) to force the two macs to recognize the mighty mouse so i can use the MIght Mouse Control Panel, and also so i can switch the axes of the roller ball to compensate.
Does anyone know 1) how to do it, or 2) where i can find out how to do it? i'm not afraid of the terminal...
thanks!
john

guess i'll give this a little bump.
btw, the macs also don't recognize the extra keys on my apple extended keyboard either, like volume up/down, or cd eject.
there must be a way to force recognition of these items in a unix/terminal kinda way...

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