Apple Magic Trackpad freeze after three finger touch

Hi at all!
I have the Apple Magic Trackpad and i wanted to use it with Arch. I installed the synaptics driver and the trackpad has the basic functionality like tap, scroll with two finger and second click with two-finger tap, however if a put three finger on it the trackpad freeze for like 10 seconds and then I'm able to continue using it. Now I don't even know where to start looking for the problem... Someone know how to help me??

Hi! I have the same problem. Problem solved? Logs are clean. Works only on pressing touch, but only as a one-touch.
Last edited by lybin (2013-01-24 10:11:30)

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