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Could somebody please tell me how to get my synaptic track pad working? I've seen a few posts that contain links to drivers, but I am new to linux and do not know how to compile these. Any help is appreciated.
Originally posted by desrib Could somebody please tell me how to get my synaptic track pad working? I've seen a few posts that contain links to drivers, but I am new to linux and do not know how to compile these. Any help is appreciated.
What distro are you using? If you have a recent kernel the driver for the kernel is built into the psmouse driver. You may need to install the X module for the touch pad though. This links may be of use.
Originally posted by Matthew_I What distro are you using? If you have a recent kernel the driver for the kernel is built into the psmouse driver. You may need to install the X module for the touch pad though. This links may be of use.
If you use debian, let me know, it's a lot eaiser to get working.
I am using red hat het, not debian. I found that driver page and I think that is what I need, but I do not know how to compile that 0.13.5 driver into a workable file. I read the installer read me, but I was still confused as to how I am supposed to do it. Could you give me a quick run down on how I compile everything into a working driver? Thanks for the help.
Originally posted by desrib I am using red hat het, not debian. I found that driver page and I think that is what I need, but I do not know how to compile that 0.13.5 driver into a workable file. I read the installer read me, but I was still confused as to how I am supposed to do it. Could you give me a quick run down on how I compile everything into a working driver? Thanks for the help.
I think you may only need the stuff from the first link (minus the tpconfig stuff) That is all I needed. Which one are you trying to compile?
Originally posted by desrib I am using red hat het, not debian. I found that driver page and I think that is what I need, but I do not know how to compile that 0.13.5 driver into a workable file. I read the installer read me, but I was still confused as to how I am supposed to do it. Could you give me a quick run down on how I compile everything into a working driver? Thanks for the help.
Just follow the stuff in the INSTALL file. Make sure you have the X header files installed then just run make, and follow the rest of the instructions for configuring the driver.
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