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gentoo_1
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 Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:56 pm Post subject: no click or double click in touchpad with synaptic driver |
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i am in the process of making my gentoo linux x86_64 + xfce my default distro after ubuntu 11.10 which was after arch linux.
i have acer aspire 5755. and here is the hardware details.
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# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 0104 (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 0116 (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point HECI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Cougar Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b4)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1c49 (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Cougar Point 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Cougar Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
02:00.1 SD Host controller: Broadcom Corporation Device 16bc (rev 10)
02:00.2 System peripheral: Broadcom Corporation Device 16be (rev 10)
02:00.3 System peripheral: Broadcom Corporation Device 16bf (rev 10)
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
05:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation Device 0194 (rev 04)
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the problem is even though my touchpad is working i cant click nor double click by tapping the pad.
i have emerged synaptic touchpad and added touchpad support in kernel but still no luck.
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chithanh
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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Make sure you have xf86-input-synaptics installed and your X is otherwise correctly configured as in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml
Then copy the defaul synaptics configuration file from /usr/share/X11 to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and insert Option "TapButton1" "1" into the InputClass section. |
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gentoo_1
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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thanks
i was adding the configurations in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
silly me |
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chithanh
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| Using xorg.conf instead of xorg.conf.d will also work. In any case you need to use InputClass instead of the legacy InputDevice section. |
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doctaweeks
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| If I'm not mistaken the new (preferred) way to handle a Synaptics touchpad is using the generic xf86-input-evdev and xinput. This requires the kernel event interface (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y/m). Configuration can be done using xinput - many of the other GUI tools are no longer maintained or are deprecated. |
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