[SOLVED] Synaptics touchpad doesn't work (all the buttons works fine).

[OMSkates]

I had the same issue with a Dell Inspiron 910, a MSI Wind, and a Toshiba laptop.  All fully updated and running KDE.   Fixed it by going to Synaptic and downloading & installing "synaptiks".  After installing go to "Configure Your Desktop".  On the left menu "Touchpad" will be a stand-alone entry or can be found in "Input Devices" or "Lost and Found".  Once found, you can configure your touchpad.  Select the "tapping" tab, look about 2/3 down on the right for "tapping with one finger"  and change "disabled" to "left mouse".  You may have to log out & in for it to take effect.  Happy tapping!

 
Mine says that the synaptiks daemon is not running.  I tried solution #1 http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93473.msg785223.html#msg785223
I wonder, should I try one of the other solutions there?  Fujitsu Lifebook T4210

Did you restart the system?.

Good luck!

I've had great success using solution #2, Thanks all!

[barakatax]

Dear All,

Solution #2 works for me on laptop HP DV3
Thank you all.




Best Regards,
barakatax

[swanyone]

I have same problem with my touchpad. I have an Asus EEE PC 901 buttons work fine and two finger scrolling works great but no double tap. This wasn't working in live cd 2011.6 and still isnt working after installation and dist-upgrade.

Have you tried any of these configuration settings?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93473.0.html

The scroll feature stopped working after I updated....unfortunately I can't access this posting, I get an error saying: "The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you."

Any suggestions?

[Texstar]

I have same problem with my touchpad. I have an Asus EEE PC 901 buttons work fine and two finger scrolling works great but no double tap. This wasn't working in live cd 2011.6 and still isnt working after installation and dist-upgrade.

Have you tried any of these configuration settings?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93473.0.html

The scroll feature stopped working after I updated....unfortunately I can't access this posting, I get an error saying: "The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you."

Any suggestions?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93782.0.html

[swanyone]

I have same problem with my touchpad. I have an Asus EEE PC 901 buttons work fine and two finger scrolling works great but no double tap. This wasn't working in live cd 2011.6 and still isnt working after installation and dist-upgrade.

Have you tried any of these configuration settings?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93473.0.html

The scroll feature stopped working after I updated....unfortunately I can't access this posting, I get an error saying: "The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you."

Any suggestions?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93782.0.html

Solution #2 worked for me.  Many Thanks!!!!

[ijianlin]

I have same problem with my touchpad. I have an Asus EEE PC 901 buttons work fine and two finger scrolling works great but no double tap. This wasn't working in live cd 2011.6 and still isnt working after installation and dist-upgrade.

Have you tried any of these configuration settings?

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93473.0.html

I know that solutin 4 worked to me before but now that i reinstalled system the link isnt working to see the solutions again can someone paste solution 4 here?

Thanks

[OMSkates]

Maybe try this link (working for me) http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93782.0.html

Solution 4 - Alter the configuration file as shown below. (Elantech touchpad)

1) open konsole
 2) type: kdesu kwrite (this with open kwrite as su)
 3) paste & copy the following:

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "touchpad catchall"
        Driver "synaptics"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        #Option  "Device"        "/dev/input/mouse0"
        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"      "0.20"            
        Option  "MaxSpeed"      "1.00"            
        Option  "AccelFactor" "0.15"            
        Option  "SHMConfig"     "1"              
        Option  "VertTwoFingerScroll"   "1"        
        Option  "HorizTwoFingerScroll"  "1"  
        Option  "VertEdgeScroll"        "1"
        Option  "HorizEdgeScroll"       "1"
        Option  "TapButton1"            "1"
        Option  "TapButton2"            "2"
        Option  "TapButton3"            "3"
EndSection

 4) save the file as 50-synaptics.conf in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
 5) reboot

[Steve909]

My HP G60 lost the tap function on my mouse pad.  Everthing else was working.  I almost gave up too quickly because of a bad link at the beginnig of this thread.  I read on though.  Good thing I did.  I saw the new link Texstar put up and used solution 2 and me and my laptop are happy again.  Keep reading to the end!!!!!  The solution is in the somewhere.  Unless its not!

[GOTHBITES]

My HP G60 lost the tap function on my mouse pad.  Everthing else was working.  I almost gave up too quickly because of a bad link at the beginnig of this thread.  I read on though.  Good thing I did.  I saw the new link Texstar put up and used solution 2 and me and my laptop are happy again.  Keep reading to the end!!!!!  The solution is in the somewhere.  Unless its not!

I have a Sony Vaio and so far no luck with all the above did have however temporarily pooched my system by not commented out the previous line from solution 2

[medaguru]

I'm with ya GOTHBITES ,

temporarily pooched my system

my Satellite no work with any of the 4 either. Actually lost sound and many other things since installing it, all seem fine in the live cd...... Ah, the reason I installed it to hard drive.....Any other ideas, Anybody?  

[BillPa]

 Forgive me, but I'm new at Linux.

 I was having trouble getting my touchpad to scroll on my HP DV4230 w/Alps pad.  I tried all the solutions posted. What finally worked, I renamed etc/x11/50-synaptics.conf to x50-synaptics.conf which I assume means no config file. On re-boot everything including the scroll worked, but it was slow,one or two lines at a time.

 Then using both Synaptiks and GSynaptics I finally got the scroll speed working between using both apps. One would do what the other won't.  The coasting function isn't working, but that's not a big deal for me.

 Why this worked I don't have a clue, but I thought I'd pass the info on so someone with more knowledge than I can figure it out!

Bill