Re: [FC3] synaptics touchpad doesn't work at all

hello wayne
it stays the same and doesn't work ;(

(just the "No Device specified" messages disappear in the Xorg.0.log)
thanks, julian

Julian here is my entire xorg.conf see if you can find the answers here:

One of the things to check is to make sure you have the InputDevice "Mouse0"
"CorePointer" setup correctly. I am not 100% sure but I think both are needed
for the touch pad to work. Let me know how your testing goes. I will look at
some items myself.

On Friday 12 November 2004 11:52 am, Julian Mayer wrote:

hey thanks for your fast and helpful answer ;)
the sad news is it doesn't work (well i configured everything like you
said and the pointer still doesn't move) ;(
here is what my /var/log/Xorg.0.log has to say:

"...
(**) |-->Input Device "Synaptics"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(==) |-->Input Device "<default pointer>"
(WW) The core pointer device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
Using the default mouse configuration.
...
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
...
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.13.5
Synaptics no synaptics event device found (checked 3 nodes)
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
(EE) Synaptics no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
...
(WW) <default pointer>: No Device specified, looking for one...
(EE) <default pointer>: Cannot find which device to use.
(==) <default pointer>: Protocol: "Auto"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) <default pointer>: Core Pointer
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified.
(WW) <default pointer>: cannot open input device
(==) <default pointer>: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(==) <default pointer>: Buttons: 3
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "<default pointer>" (type:
MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard0" (type: KEYBOARD)
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified.
(WW) <default pointer>: cannot open input device"

any ideas?
thanks, julian

Here is the synaptics section from my xorg.conf

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier		"Synaptics"
	Driver		"synaptics"
	Option		"Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol" "auto-dev"
	Option		"Emulater3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Check the ServerLayout Section and make sure you have:

InputDevice "Synaptics" "AlwaysCore"

In the Module section make sure that you have:

Load "synaptics"

Hope this helps.

hello all
i just installed FC3 on a Medion 5400 laptop (which has a synaptics
touchpad)
during the install i used a external USB mouse but since it only has
one button i wanted to get the touchpad to work (which doesn't work
per
default).

it seems it is really impossible to get the synaptics touchpad working
on FC3, since kudzu doesn't see it at all:
"python

import kudzu
kudzu.probe(kudzu.CLASS_MOUSE,kudzu.BUS_UNSPEC,kudzu.PROBE_ALL)

[]

kudzu.probe(kudzu.CLASS_UNSPEC,kudzu.BUS_PSAUX,kudzu.PROBE_ALL)

[Desc:           AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
Driver:         ignore
Device:         None
]"

nevertheless i've tried the following:
1. adding
  "Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Mouse0"
  Driver "mouse"
  Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
  Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
  Option "Emulate3Buttons"
  Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
  Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
  EndSection"
to my Xorg.conf, but since /dev/psaux doesn't exist, it doesnt work

i also tried doing cd /dev;./MAKEDEV psaux
  but when i did "cat psaux" it says something like "no applicable
device found"

in /dev/input only mice and mouse0 exist, which both only respond to
the external mouse...

if i disconnect the USB mouse, mouse0 disappears...and no input source
is left

2. i've also tried adding "psmouse.proto=imps" to the grup.conf, no
success

3. select the "synaptics touchpad" in system-config-mouse and do a
system-config-display --reconfig

by reading fedoraforums.org posts i know that the touchpad worked with
FC2, whats the deal?
can anyone help me?
thanks, julian