How to set up the Synaptics Touchpad with all it's functions on Lenovo T430?

vaikus84 · 01-31-2015, 11:40 PM

Hello fellow touchpad users

Can someone show me how to make the Lenovo Thinkpad T430's Synaptics Touchpad and Trackpoint fully work on Linux?

Meaning what packages to install additionally? How to best do the settings or tweaks?

Thank you in advance,
vaikus84

veerain · 02-01-2015, 12:40 AM

Most distro have Xorg which provides driver for synaptics.

DavidMcCann · 02-01-2015, 11:00 AM

You will find quite a bit of help for your questions here
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T430

vaikus84 · 02-01-2015, 12:08 PM

I have read this link. It's of no help for my question.

Head_on_a_Stick · 02-01-2015, 12:17 PM

You should use the tools provided by your desktop environment -- you can use xorg.conf (or /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf -- see man synaptics & man xorg.conf), but I know that KDE does not respect these settings and will over-ride them.

vaikus84 · 02-01-2015, 12:20 PM

KDE so far has been a chum in that respect. Meaning that KDE has no issues with setting the touchpad up. Since it has it's own nifty tool for mouse/touchpad settings.
But the other DE's need some additional tweaking.

vaikus84 · 02-01-2015, 12:21 PM

Any Ideas on my other threads? I'm totally stuck with thinkfan and FN and Special keys.

Head_on_a_Stick · 02-01-2015, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaikus84

But the other DE's need some additional tweaking.

Use the config files I mentioned in my post and refer to the man pages listed.

Here is my /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf to get you started:

Code:

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "touchpad catchall"
        Driver "synaptics"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        Option "TapButton1" "0"
        Option "TapButton2" "0"
        Option "TapButton3" "0"
	Option "VertEdgeScroll" "1"
	Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "0"
	Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "1"
	Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "0"
	Option "HorizScrollDelta" "10"
	Option "VertScrollDelta" "50"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
EndSection

DavidMcCann · 02-02-2015, 11:01 AM

When I referred you to the thinkwiki, I was thinking of all your requests. I've just used their search facility and found both "special keys" and "thinkfan".

vaikus84 · 02-02-2015, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidMcCann

When I referred you to the thinkwiki, I was thinking of all your requests. I've just used their search facility and found both "special keys" and "thinkfan".

Thinkfan is kind of working for me. But not as it should. But that's not a thinkfan package issue on my T430. It's rather an issue of not being able to load tp_smapi and acpi_call. I'm uber frustrated allready. Have read even the man pages

It's just not happening.

As for the special keys. The mentioned ones just don't work like they should.

I really need someone to answer who has similar specs like mine.

vaikus84 · 02-02-2015, 11:12 AM

That's what I have mumbled together on 'thinkfan' https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/i...10856#msg10856