Synaptics: can't open display

TXTad · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject: Synaptics: can't open display

Howdy!

I have the synaptics driver set to start with the other default level services at boot up. It always fails with the message "can't open display". I've searched around and seen a few offhand comments about needing an X session, but no real explanation. I'm a bit confused. If there is an /etc/init.d/synaptics script, that implies that it should be able to be run at boot time. What am I missing?

Thanks,
Tad

TXTad · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject:

C'mon...there's got to be a simple answer to this. Help!

WakkaDojo · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject:

Does the X-server only fail to start if you try to load the synaptics driver? I wasn't quite clear based on your previous post. Could you also post your xorg.conf, just so we can take a peek?

pigeon768 · l33t Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 683

Synaptics is an X driver - it's only used in X, only gets loaded when X is loaded, and is automatically unloaded when X closes. From the kernel's perspective, it's not even a driver - you won't see it in lsmod. Need to see xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.*.log

If your xorg.conf's ServerLayout section has something like 'InputDevice "TouchPad" "AlwaysCore"' change it to 'InputDevice "TouchPad" "SendCoreEvents"'.