Macbook Touchpad not working.

I think the model is MacBook 5.2, the specs match (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, and Nvidia GeForce 9400M, 2gb RAM) i've installed i686 version of arch and completely erased OS X.
Anyways i tried reading up on the wiki and it's not working out for me.
I've installed xf86-input-synaptics, which did not work. (The only thing that will work is the left click)
i uninstalled it and installed xf86-multitouch-git instead. Same result.
Does anyone have an idea how i can make this blasted thing work? am i missing a kernel driver or something?
Additional info: the mouse will partially work if i delete 50-synaptics.conf from /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ however it will be a major pain to use it, it'll move and the left button will work though. right click not so much.
If i use gpointing-device-settings it will give me:
An X error occured. The error was BadAtom (invalid Atom Parameter)+
It repeates the error i think twice if the config file is in its place, however if its been removed it gives it 17 times.
Last edited by rabcor (2013-09-09 15:45:32)

With your MacBook plugged in remove the battery and use it that way. Does the trackpad work better now? If so you've got a failing battery. Stop using it now and buy another. The battery is swelling and could be dangerous. Keep in mind I say all of this assuming that the trackpad works with the battery out.

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