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_loki_
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 Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:35 pm Post subject: synaptics touchpad is not working (hal) [SOLVED] |
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I have problem with my synaptics touchpad working with hal (was working before).
I have synaptics as an input-device in my make.conf (INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard mouse synaptics"). Also the kernel-settup is ok with the touchpad (I get output form /dev/input/mouse0). I'm using the standadfile for 11-x11-synaptics.fdi:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
<!-- Arbitrary options can be passed to the driver using
the input.x11_options property since xorg-server-1.5. -->
<!-- EXAMPLES:
Switch on shared memory, enables the driver to be configured at runtime
<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">true</merge>
Maximum movement of the finger for detecting a tap
<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxTapMove" type="string">2000</merge>
Enable vertical scrolling when dragging along the right edge
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll" type="string">true</merge>
Enable vertical scrolling when dragging with two fingers anywhere on the touchpad
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll" type="string">true</merge>
Enable horizontal scrolling when dragging with two fingers anywhere on the touchpad
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizTwoFingerScroll" type="string">true</merge>
If on, circular scrolling is used
<merge key="input.x11_options.CircularScrolling" type="string">true</merge>
For other possible options, check CONFIGURATION DETAILS in synaptics man page
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</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
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The cursor shows no resopons on any input from the touchpad.
Any ideas? Thanks so fare
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audiodef
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_loki_
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| yes keyboard, mouse everthing else.. just the touchpad not.. |
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Odysseus
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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You don't mention anywhere which version of xorg-server, what arch or if you're running stable or ~. This info is important as the configuration procedures for Xorg have changed a few times over the last few incarnations. For example Xorg-1.8 no longer uses the .fdi files for configuring input devices (but previous versions do). See this post https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-820551-highlight-.html and this guide http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.8-upgrade-guide.xml for info.
Also when you upgrade xorg-server you need to rebuild the drivers you have installed against it. If this doesn't work then post back with you xorg version info as well as what's in your /var/log/Xorg0.log file.
I hope this helps
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_loki_
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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I'm running stable, xorg-server version is 1.7.6. I also rebuilded the synaptics-driver after I realized it doesn't work anymore, that didn't do anything.. Moreover all other input drivers:
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x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev
x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard
x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse
x11-drivers/xf86-input-synaptics
x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati
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does work normaly as it seems without I rebuilded them. I'm not too sure if I updated xorg-server anyway, I had a huge world update, maybe that included xorg-server, but honestly I don't know.
Maybe it's the right choice to get rid of the fdi files again with 1.8.. |
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know why, but the touchpad is back to work again! I didn't change anything.. |
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docks
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| Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:32 pm Post subject: Same problem on Samsung P30 |
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Hi,
I also have a synaptics touchpad, which stopped working after my latest emerges (100 ebuilds in total) so I cannot exactly say which one it was.
I already tried recompiling xorg-server-1.7.6 including all installed xf86-input-* ebuilds. I tried it with and without hal use flag enabled. Nothing helped...
| Code: | | hal-find-by-capability --capability input.touchpad |
does not show and results as it did before.
Anyway I booted a live DVD where everything worked fine. (Un)loading psmouse kernel module did not help (was not loaded automatically).
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Sebastian. |
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