[Solved] Synaptics + New Xorg

Question

Hi!
I'm having problems with my synaptics touchpad configuration. I've read some of the topics on the bbs, but none really helped. I'm now stuck with enabling the driver for Xorg (I think), because it seems that while it's configured properly - at least for HAL:
25: udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX3_port_logicaldev_input'
input.x11_options.MaxSpeed = '0.70' (string)
input.x11_options.AccelFactor = '0.00150' (string)
input.x11_options.SHMConfig = 'on' (string)
input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll = '1' (string)
input.device = '/dev/input/event5' (string)
input.x11_options.HorizTwoFingerScroll = '1' (string)
input.product = 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' (string)
input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll = '1' (string)
linux.hotplug_type = 2 (0x2) (int)
info.subsystem = 'input' (string)
input.x11_options.HorizEdgeScroll = '1' (string)
linux.subsystem = 'input' (string)
info.product = 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' (string)
input.x11_options.TapButton1 = '1' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX3_port_logicaldev_input' (string)
input.x11_options.TapButton2 = '2' (string)
input.x11_options.TapButton3 = '3' (string)
info.capabilities = { 'input', 'input.touchpad' } (string list)
input.originating_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX3_port' (string)
info.category = 'input' (string)
input.x11_driver = 'synaptics' (string)
input.x11_options.Device = '/dev/input/psaux' (string)
input.x11_options.LeftEdge = '1700' (string)
linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/input/input5/event5' (string)
input.x11_options.RightEdge = '5300' (string)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_i8042_i8042_AUX3_port' (string)
input.x11_options.TopEdge = '1700' (string)
linux.device_file = '/dev/input/event5' (string)
input.x11_options.BottomEdge = '4200' (string)
input.x11_options.FingerLow = '25' (string)
input.x11_options.FingerHigh = '30' (string)
input.x11_options.MaxTapTime = '180' (string)
input.x11_options.MaxTapMove = '220' (string)
input.x11_options.VertScrollDelta = '100' (string)
input.x11_options.MinSpeed = '0.10' (string)
... It doesn't work in KDE (eg. no tapping, scrolling, and so on). I have some old entries in xorg.conf regarding the touchpad, but I don't think it makes any difference.
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "synaptics"
Identifier "TouchPad"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
Option "RightEdge" "5300"
Option "TopEdge" "1700"
Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.09"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection
And the /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-x11-synaptics.fdi
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
<match key="info.product" contains="Synaptics TouchPad">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.Device" type="string">/dev/input/psaux</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.LeftEdge" type="string">120</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.LeftEdge" type="string">1700</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.RightEdge" type="string">5300</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TopEdge" type="string">1700</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.BottomEdge" type="string">4200</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.FingerLow" type="string">25</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.FingerHigh" type="string">30</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxTapTime" type="string">180</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxTapMove" type="string">220</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertScrollDelta" type="string">100</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MinSpeed" type="string">0.10</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.MaxSpeed" type="string">0.70</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.AccelFactor" type="string">0.00150</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">on</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizTwoFingerScroll" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.VertEdgeScroll" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.HorizEdgeScroll" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton2" type="string">2</merge>
<merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton3" type="string">3</merge>
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="AlpsPS/2 ALPS">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="appletouch">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
<match key="info.product" contains="bcm5974">
<merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
</match>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
I don't have any entries in xorg.conf like disabling AutoAddDevices, keyboard is now working as a "evdev-configured keybord", but the touchpad refuses to cooperate with new xorg
Last edited by lateralus (2008-12-05 18:26:50)

Answer 1

stephelton wrote:Explain to me how this is solved. By removing all the configuration options, you lose your configuration. So if the goal of this post is to preserve configuration, and that clearly doesn't happen, this cannot possibly be "solved."
To each their own...there's no need to justify contentedness.
stephelton wrote:More to the point -- how does one go about restoring functionality? Is there some documentation I might find helpful? Why isn't this on the front page? Even after turning off the new HAL based hardware detection it didn't work as it used to.
Hmm, perhaps you would find the Synaptics ArchWiki article helpful.  All this Hal nonsense aside, the core synaptics drivers has changed and some settings need to be adjusted accordingly--the wiki has those details.