[FC3] synaptics touchpad doesn't work at all

[Julian Mayer]

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