[FC3] synaptics touchpad doesn't work at all

[Julian Mayer]

well it's here:
synaptics-0.13.5-5
i also don't think X.org would be able to load (and unload) the driver 
without it being installed (as logged in the Xorg.0.log below)
thanks, julian

> OK now I think we may be on to something. sounds to me like the driver 
> may not
> be on your system.
>
> as root issue this command:
>
> rpm -qa syn*
>
> You sould see this package:
>
> synaptics-0.13.5-5
>
> if you dont have that package install it from off of your CD's.

Am 12.11.2004 um 18:59 schrieb Wayne Leutwyler:

> On Friday 12 November 2004 12:50 pm, Julian Mayer wrote:
>> 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