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Old 06-07-2004, 11:28 AM   #1
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having trubles with mousepad and kernel 2.6


hi


i'm having some trubles in configuring the mousepad of my thinkpad r40 using kernel 2.6.6

my distribution is fedora core2

the problem is, that i can't "click" with the mousepad, i can only move the mouse, and click with the extra buttons under the mousepad.

even through the instalation i hade the same problems, and if i start knoppix (kernel 2.6) i have the same problem.


the other question is, how can i configure the button in the mittle of my trackpointer in order to use it as a "wheel" and scroll the sites .




thankx a lot
 
Old 06-09-2004, 01:36 PM   #2
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I'm having a similar problem with my Mandrake 10 (also a 2.6 kernel), s I'm bumping this thread. The pad moves the cursor, but I have to use the buttonts to click. Is there a patch or somesuch available to remedy the problem?
 
Old 06-09-2004, 04:29 PM   #3
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If it is a Synaptics or Alps touchpad, go here for drivers and instructions:

http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html

If making the driver file seems too messy, there is a pre-made one that will work in the package of version 0.12.0
 
Old 06-10-2004, 11:44 AM   #4
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I'm having exactly the same problem. The thing is though. That I just recently compiled a 2.6 kernel on my laptop which seemed to have caused this. When I was running my 2.4.23 kernel everything was working. Are there any kernel options that could have ruined my touchpad/mousepad functioning? Also. My laptop is very poorly documented so I don't know what kind of touchpad/mousepad I have. All I know is that it's called "XBook" and has alot of SiS based hardware.
 
Old 06-12-2004, 07:37 AM   #5
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Greetings,
I read somewhere recently that in SuSE 9.1 (2.6 kernel) You go Yast,hardware, graphics card and monitor, click change to bring up SAX2, click input devices, mouse, properties and then select synaptics touchpad and restart X. If you can translate that to your distro it may help. Will get back here when I have tried it.
 
Old 06-29-2004, 10:20 PM   #6
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gekko9

Thanks. Your fix worked perfectly for my Dell Latitude C600 with SuSE 9.1. It had defaulted to the Intellimouse driver, which made the pointer jumpy and the touchpad double-bump not work.
 
Old 07-22-2004, 01:02 AM   #7
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jrittvo: thankx a lot for you link... it really worked.

THANKX!!!!!!! :-)
 
Old 07-23-2004, 09:55 PM   #8
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Legolin, I am also running FC2 and having the same problem. Where did you find the place to change the settings at in FC2?
 
Old 07-24-2004, 02:27 AM   #9
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Cool

hi efanning,

first you have to download the file from http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html

there is a very good explication. then you have to edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
here's my xorg.conf file (notice: i have 2 monitors, that's why there are 2 videocards, 2 screens and 2 monitors)

Quote:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Multihead layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" LeftOf "Screen1"
Screen 1 "Screen1" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "AlwaysCore"
Option "Xinerama" "on"
Option "Clone" "off"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
Load "synaptics"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
Option "RightEdge" "5300"
Option "TopEdge" "1700"
Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
# Option "Repeater" "/dev/ps2mouse"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1024x768"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 40.0 - 70.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1024x768"
HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5
VertRefresh 40.0 - 70.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Mobility 7500"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "Videocard Vendor"
BoardName "ATI Radeon Mobility 7500"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Videocard1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
tell me if you steel have problems and i'll try to explain it better for you,


have a nice weekend!

leg
 
Old 07-25-2004, 12:10 AM   #10
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Legolin, you are the man!! That worked like a champ. Thanks a bunch for your assistance. It's sooooo much nicer to be able to use it as it should be used.

Eric
 
  


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