[SOLVED] synaptics no tap click.

Question

I cannot get tapping to work on my touchpad, at least at each restart of X, tapping is lost until I launch gsynaptics and check the box again It become unchecked when I logout.
I tried to use the stock synaptics hal fdi file, and looking at Xorg.0.log:
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.7.3, module version = 1.2.1
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 7.0
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.2.1
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
(II) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: x-axis range 8 - 1144
(II) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: y-axis range 8 - 760
(II) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: device does not report pressure, will use touch data.
(II) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: finger width range 0 - 0
(II) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: buttons: left right double triple
(**) Option "SHMConfig" "true"
(**) Option "VertEdgeScroll" "true"
(**) Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "true"
(**) Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "true"
(**) Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "true"
(**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
(**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
(**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
(--) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: touchpad found
(**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" (type: TOUCHPAD)
(**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(--) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: touchpad found
Suggests that it has taken effect and 1-3 fingers tapping SHOULD be enabled, but no. I still have to manually run gsynaptics and check that box on tapping.
Any suggestions?
Last edited by mathfeel (2010-05-13 21:24:06)

Answer 1

You are using hal, and it is running, right?  I only ask because of the buzz over Xorg 1.8 and the impending demise of hal.
In addition to kazuo's suggestion, you might also look at the appropriate section of the output of lshal  Here is the appropriate part of mine:
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX_port_logicaldev_input_0'
info.capabilities = {'input', 'input.touchpad'} (string list)
info.category = 'input' (string)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX_port' (string)
info.product = 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint' (string)
info.subsystem = 'input' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX_port_logicaldev_input_0' (string)
input.device = '/dev/input/event9' (string)
input.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX_port' (string)
input.product = 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint' (string)
input.x11_driver = 'synaptics' (string)
input.x11_options.AccelFactor = '2' (string)
input.x11_options.CircScrollTrigger = '3' (string)
input.x11_options.CircularScrolling = 'true' (string)
input.x11_options.LBCornerButton = '2' (string)
input.x11_options.RBCornerButton = '3' (string)
input.x11_options.SHMConfig = 'true' (string)
input.x11_options.TapButton1 = '1' (string)
input.x11_options.TapButton2 = '2' (string)
input.x11_options.TapButton3 = '3' (string)
linux.device_file = '/dev/input/event9' (string)
linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
linux.subsystem = 'input' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input9/event9' (string)