Touchpad problem:gsynaptics can't initialize and synclient can't either (xorg issue?)

Stevithen · 03-12-2010, 12:01 PM

Im trying to disable tapping but finding it impossible because neither gsynaptics nor synclient will function claiming SHMconfig is untrue. Tried setting it to true but it's not working....

gsynaptics error:

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GSynaptics couldn't initialize.
You have to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XF86Config to use GSynaptics

syndaemon error:

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# synclient TapButton1=0
Can't access shared memory area. SHMConfig disabled?

on my xorg.conf i couldnt find a section for synaptic touchpad so i added it by replacing the ...

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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"

... section with

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Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

also tried "SHMconfig" "true", problem persists despite.

irmin · 03-13-2010, 08:50 PM

You changed the identifier of the InputDevice. Did you also change the name in the ServerLayout section? Otherwise you define an input device, but do not use it.

Also check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for errors. It will also tell you, if the touchpad has been initialized correctly.

Stevithen · 03-31-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by irmin

You changed the identifier of the InputDevice. Did you also change the name in the ServerLayout section? Otherwise you define an input device, but do not use it.

Also check /var/log/Xorg.0.log for errors. It will also tell you, if the touchpad has been initialized correctly.

This is my entire xorg.conf

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# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

i don't have a serverlayout section