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Old 01-15-2006, 04:29 PM   #1
Pattmyn
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Gsynaptics And ATI


Heya, Im a total linux newbie. Got Fedora Core 4 installed on my laptop (rather painfully if I might add) and after a bit of time I got the ATI drivers in. Now onto the touchpad...installed Gsynaptics but when I go to add the line to xorg.conf I cant find a single indication of Gsynaptics even existing on the machine. Laptop specs below, any help would be greatly appreicated.

Processor

AMD Athlon ™64 Processor 3500+ with PowerNow! ™ Technology 2.2GHz

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition + Service Pack 2

Display

15.4” WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display

Memory

* 1024MB 333MHz DDR System Memory (2 Dimm)
* Max supported 2048mb

Hard Drive

100GB (4200RPM) Hard Drive

Multimedia Drive

DVD±R/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive with Double Layer Support

Video Graphics

ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M IGP with 128MB DDR (dedicated)

Network Card

Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

Modem

Integrated high-speed 56K modem (RJ-11 connector)

USB ports

3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

Sound

* Internal speakers
* JBL® Pro Performance
* AC audio link
* Volume control button and mute button

Power

65W AC adapter
6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery

Keyboard

101-key compatible

Pointing device

Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad
 
Old 01-20-2006, 04:15 AM   #2
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Im not sure about the command to alter the xorg.conf information in fedora, but i think its something like "xconfig". This should ask you some questions about the display and options for the screen. After this it would rewrite the x configuration file.
 
  


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