Interesting that, unlike SuSE 9, the Synaptics touchpad on my HP notebook is inoperable. Guess that requires a new kernel config? I wonder if the tools are on the Personal Edition. Just installed it, and so far the only thing I can complain about is the touchpad & kdegames seems to be missing. <LOL> -- ...CH Avoid doing business with 'The Link' ISP. SuSE Is All U Need Linux user# 313696 Linux box# 199365
On Friday 14 May 2004 22:17, C Hamel wrote:
Interesting that, unlike SuSE 9, the Synaptics touchpad on my HP notebook is inoperable. Guess that requires a new kernel config? I wonder if the tools are on the Personal Edition.
Just installed it, and so far the only thing I can complain about is the touchpad & kdegames seems to be missing. <LOL>
Not sure about kdegames, but after installing 9.1 Personal on a laptop with a synaptics touchpad, I was able to get it to work by using Sax2 (You can get to it from YaST->Hardware->Graphics Card and Monitor->Change). Select Input Devices->Mouse and then select the automatically detected mouse and choose properties. You can then select Synaptics as vendor and Touchpad as model. Click OK, and next time you log in the touchpad should work. It even picked up the four-way scroll button in the middle. No messing around with the kernel. Shame the laptop had serious issues with ACPI locking it up solid. Aspire 1355XC... :-( Hope this helps, Jason
On Friday 14 May 2004 22:17, C Hamel wrote:
Interesting that, unlike SuSE 9, the Synaptics touchpad on my HP notebook is inoperable. Guess that requires a new kernel config? I wonder if the tools are on the Personal Edition.
Just installed it, and so far the only thing I can complain about is the touchpad & kdegames seems to be missing. <LOL>
Not sure about kdegames, but after installing 9.1 Personal on a laptop with a synaptics touchpad, I was able to get it to work by using Sax2 (You can get to it from YaST->Hardware->Graphics Card and Monitor->Change).
Select Input Devices->Mouse and then select the automatically detected mouse and choose properties. You can then select Synaptics as vendor and Touchpad as model. Click OK, and next time you log in the touchpad should work. It even picked up the four-way scroll button in the middle.
No messing around with the kernel. Shame the laptop had serious issues with ACPI locking it up solid. Aspire 1355XC... :-(
Hope this helps,
Jason I actually misstated the problem. The touchpad will work for navigating the
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 16 May 2004 18:51, Jason wrote: pointer but I have no choice but to use the buttons rather than being able to tap the touchpad for selection. (Actually, it isn't all bad because the touchpad was so sensitive on SuSE9 that I was constantly changing windows & then when I was typing in a word processor, or something, the changed focus would start loading other apps, and such, and it was a major pain, but sometimes I want the capability.) Also, Synaptics isn't listed in the mouse listing. As for kdegames... the kmahjongg is missing. That's the only one I ever messed with ...and now it seems to be gone. :-\ - -- ...CH Avoid doing business with 'The Link' ISP. SuSE Is All U Need Linux user# 313696 Linux box# 199365 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAqA6f1rD/PgIdojIRAhikAJ9XSvCLHdvToPwPGo0w4ZAYlM8/UgCcCNtU 1gzrb3lRLvV90af8J7iTxhM= =gk+O -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 C Hamel wrote: | On Sunday 16 May 2004 18:51, Jason wrote: | |>>Jason | | I actually misstated the problem. The touchpad will work for navigating the | pointer but I have no choice but to use the buttons rather than being able to | tap the touchpad for selection. (Actually, it isn't all bad because the | touchpad was so sensitive on SuSE9 that I was constantly changing windows & | then when I was typing in a word processor, or something, the changed focus | would start loading other apps, and such, and it was a major pain, but | sometimes I want the capability.) Also, Synaptics isn't listed in the mouse | listing. | | As for kdegames... the kmahjongg is missing. That's the only one I ever | messed with ...and now it seems to be gone. :-\ If you tried to configure the touchpad from yast->hardware->mouse, you won't find it. I found it in yast->hardware->graphics card and monitor, and from there 'change' on the graphic mode and look for inupt devices. I had to go into /etc/X11/XF86Config and the synaptic touhpad info and the usb mouse. I can send that portion of the file if you want. - -- Adolph & Sharon Weidanz '78 43' Endeavour Ketch S/V Time To Paws -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAqGA0lC+PSm9+eB0RArPjAJ0UPDZRtWn7O55IMdxRM0t7RfmvTwCfWwd3 vGTiVEnYi9+AA6UAVcKfTao= =2wuc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 17 May 2004 01:48, Adolph & Sharon Weidanz wrote:
C Hamel wrote: | On Sunday 16 May 2004 18:51, Jason wrote: |>>Jason | | I actually misstated the problem. The touchpad will work for
navigating the
| pointer but I have no choice but to use the buttons rather than being
able to
| tap the touchpad for selection. (Actually, it isn't all bad because the | touchpad was so sensitive on SuSE9 that I was constantly changing
windows &
| then when I was typing in a word processor, or something, the changed
focus
| would start loading other apps, and such, and it was a major pain, but | sometimes I want the capability.) Also, Synaptics isn't listed in the
mouse
| listing. | | As for kdegames... the kmahjongg is missing. That's the only one I ever | messed with ...and now it seems to be gone. :-\
If you tried to configure the touchpad from yast->hardware->mouse, you won't find it. I found it in yast->hardware->graphics card and monitor, and from there 'change' on the graphic mode and look for inupt devices. I had to go into /etc/X11/XF86Config and the synaptic touhpad info and the usb mouse. I can send that portion of the file if you want. -- Adolph & Sharon Weidanz '78 43' Endeavour Ketch S/V Time To Paws That'd be appreciated. Thanks, much. I'm rather new at setting up SuSE.
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On Monday 17 May 2004 07:48, Adolph & Sharon Weidanz wrote:
C Hamel wrote: | On Sunday 16 May 2004 18:51, Jason wrote: <snip> | would start loading other apps, and such, and it was a major pain, but | sometimes I want the capability.) Also, Synaptics isn't listed in the
mouse <snip> If you tried to configure the touchpad from yast->hardware->mouse, you won't find it. I found it in yast->hardware->graphics card and monitor, and from there 'change' on the graphic mode and look for inupt devices.
This is what I said in my original post. Select Synaptics-Touchpad in Sax2.
I had to go into /etc/X11/XF86Config and the synaptic touhpad info and the usb mouse. I can send that portion of the file if you want.
Sax2 fills in /etc/X11/XF86Config with some default values for the Synaptics driver. AFAIK to fine tune them, you need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config manually. I found the default was very sensitive to tapping the pad. There's some info with reference to Fedora, but the XF86Config stuff should be relevent, at: http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat/fedora_1_synaptics_touchpad.html HTH, Jason
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 17 May 2004 02:10, Jason wrote:
On Monday 17 May 2004 07:48, Adolph & Sharon Weidanz wrote:
C Hamel wrote: | On Sunday 16 May 2004 18:51, Jason wrote:
<snip>
| would start loading other apps, and such, and it was a major pain, but | sometimes I want the capability.) Also, Synaptics isn't listed in the
mouse
<snip>
If you tried to configure the touchpad from yast->hardware->mouse, you won't find it. I found it in yast->hardware->graphics card and monitor, and from there 'change' on the graphic mode and look for inupt devices.
This is what I said in my original post. Select Synaptics-Touchpad in Sax2.
I had to go into /etc/X11/XF86Config and the synaptic touhpad info and the usb mouse. I can send that portion of the file if you want.
Sax2 fills in /etc/X11/XF86Config with some default values for the Synaptics driver. AFAIK to fine tune them, you need to edit /etc/X11/XF86Config manually. I found the default was very sensitive to tapping the pad. There's some info with reference to Fedora, but the XF86Config stuff should be relevent, at: http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/redhat/fedora_1_synaptics_touchpad.html
HTH,
Jason Many thanks for that resource. :-)
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