[FC3] synaptics touchpad doesn't work at all

[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

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.
-- 
Wayne Leutwyler, RHCT
Sys Admin / DBA
Columbus, OH. USA