Synaptics Touchpad issue w/ SuSE 9.3

Hi all,

Well, I'm now running a fresh install of SuSE 9.3 Pro on my Asus M6BNe laptop with a Synaptics Touchpad installed and detected;

Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1
 Firmware: 4.6
 180 degree mounted touchpad
 Sensor: 18
 new absolute packet format
 Touchpad has extended capability bits
 -> four buttons
 -> multifinger detection
 -> palm detection
input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio4

The problem is, while vertical scrolling is working, horizontal scrolling is not and double-clicking on the touchpad yields erratic results (sometimes works and sometimes just moves the cursor).

As well, if I am moving the cursor toward the right I will often experience that the cursor will continue to move toward the right, even though my finger movement on the touchpad has stopped.

Anyone else experienced these bits of erratic behaviour since installing 9.3? Here's the contents of my xorg.conf for more info... as you can see, for some reason I have two entries for input devices by default--even though I don't have a second mouse attached to my laptop--odd

Section "InputDevice"
 *Driver * * * "synaptics"
 *Identifier * "Mouse[1]"
 *Option * * * "Buttons" "5"
 *Option * * * "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 *Option * * * "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
 *Option * * * "InputFashion" "Mouse"
 *Option * * * "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad"
 *Option * * * "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
 *Option * * * "SHMConfig" "on"
 *Option * * * "Vendor" "Sysp"
 *Option * * * "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 *Driver * * * "mouse"
 *Identifier * "Mouse[3]"
 *Option * * * "ButtonNumber" "5"
 *Option * * * "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 *Option * * * "InputFashion" "Mouse"
 *Option * * * "Name" "USB-Mouse;ExplorerPS/2 on USB"
 *Option * * * "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Any tips or insights would be most appreciated

Thanks,

drSuSE

I have also just installed clean 9.3

I have HP nx9010 and for the first time my touchpad and my external mouse are working together without any conflict.

The touchpad has its scrool working and the tapping function is also working fine ...

Section "InputDevice"
* Driver* * * "mouse"
* Identifier* "Mouse[1]"
* Option* * * "Buttons" "10"
* Option* * * "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
* Option* * * "Name" "Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"
* Option* * * "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
* Option* * * "Vendor" "Sysp"
* Option* * * "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
* Driver* * * "synaptics"
* Identifier* "Mouse[3]"
* Option* * * "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
* Option* * * "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
* Option* * * "InputFashion" "Mouse"
* Option* * * "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad"
* Option* * * "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
* Option* * * "SHMConfig" "on"
* Option* * * "Vendor" "Sysp"
* Option* * * "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

There is a KDE application called KSynaptics available that provides a GUI for configuring synaptics touchpads. I'm not sure if it is included with 9.3 but you can pick up the source code here or get the rpm from PackMan here.

Weaner

Originally posted by weaner@Apr 24 2005, 10:10 AM
There is a KDE application called KSynaptics available that provides a GUI for configuring synaptics touchpads. I'm not sure if it is included with 9.3 but you can pick up the source code here or get the rpm from PackMan here.

Weaner

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Cheers for that! I've grabbed the rpm and am playing with it and it seems to add some extra functionality to the touchpad as well as help with the problem of "double-clicking" being so **** sensitive

I guess I'll just continue to "tweak" the settings in xorg.conf until I am satisfied with the results.

Thanks again!

drSuSE

Originally posted by drSuSE@Apr 25 2005, 02:58 AM
Cheers for that!* I've grabbed the rpm and am playing with it and it seems to add some extra functionality to the touchpad as well as help with the problem of "double-clicking" being so **** sensitive

I guess I'll just continue to "tweak" the settings in xorg.conf until I am satisfied with the results.

Thanks again!

drSuSE

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What a life saver!
Horizontal scroll was driving me CRAZY! Without warning in a web browser it would scroll back or forwards several pages, and whenever I click the main SuSE menu button I had to ensure I didn't lift off the touchpad else the menu would disappear whenever I put my finger back onto the pad.

Disabling the horizontal scroll fixed it!

This app is a gem and really should be included in the SuSE package list!

Originally posted by drSuSE@Apr 24 2005, 09:58 PM
Cheers for that!* I've grabbed the rpm and am playing with it and it seems to add some extra functionality to the touchpad as well as help with the problem of "double-clicking" being so **** sensitive

I guess I'll just continue to "tweak" the settings in xorg.conf until I am satisfied with the results.

Thanks again!

drSuSE

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drSuSE, you got this program to work on 9.3?
Please, details, I have tried and ./configure fails every time!

Originally posted by Grantski@May 11 2005, 09:41 PM
drSuSE, you got this program to work on 9.3?
Please, details, I have tried and ./configure fails every time!

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kde-apps.org have created a program called qsynaptics which is a Control Center plug-in where you can configure your touchpad to your liking.

You can download and compile the source from http://www.kde-apps.org or a SuSE binary rpm from http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=503
for SuSE 9.3 and 9.2 for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. No other packages are required.

Once installed, open the Control Center from the main SuSE menu, select Peripherals, then Touch Pad. Adjust the settings to your liking and click apply.

All done.

You can also start it by entering 'ksynaptics' or 'qsynaptics' (depending on your flavour) in the run command prompt 'alt+f2'.

I had strange goings on with horizontal scrolling, I didn't want to use this feature so I ran ksynaptics only to find that horizintal scrolling wasn't being used. I checked the box then applied it, then unchecked it and applied it again and that sorted it out - bizarre :blink:

Weaner

Originally posted by scarts@May 12 2005, 05:15 AM
kde-apps.org have created a program called qsynaptics which is a Control Center plug-in where you can configure your touchpad to your liking.

You can download and compile the source from http://www.kde-apps.org or a SuSE binary rpm from http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=503
for SuSE 9.3 and 9.2 for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. No other packages are required.

Once installed, open the Control Center from the main SuSE menu, select Peripherals, then Touch Pad. Adjust the settings to your liking and click apply.

All done.

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Thanks!

I had tried the binary, and it failed as I said before, however, I found the packman rpm and whoooooohoooooo, it worked.
It now performs much like it did, under the genuine synaptics driver (ya for XP), not perfectly, but close.
I find it sad that synaptics doesn't directly support linux, as they are in fact the largest maker of touchpads in the world.
I am sure they could, if they wished, make a linux package just like the one they have for windows