My touchpad doesn't seem to work no matter what i do.

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#1

I made a thread a while ago saying my touchpad didn’t work, i did the things said in the thread but nothing seemed to help. My DE is KDE Plasma

lukexj@linux-pjjw:~> sudo hwinfo --mouse
root's password:
31: USB 00.0: 10503 USB Mouse                                    
  [Created at usb.122]
  Unique ID: ADDn.E_tnR5GS61D
  Parent ID: k4bc.2DFUsyrieMD
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0
  SysFS BusID: 1-1:1.0
  Hardware Class: mouse
  Model: "Colorado USB Optical Mouse"
  Hotplug: USB
  Vendor: usb 0x0461 "Colorado"
  Device: usb 0x4de2 "USB Optical Mouse"
  Revision: "2.00"
  Compatible to: int 0x0200 0x0001 "Generic USB Mouse"
  Driver: "usbhid"
  Driver Modules: "usbhid"
  Speed: 1.5 Mbps
  Module Alias: "usb:v0461p4DE2d0200dc00dsc00dp00ic03isc01ip02in00"
  Driver Info #0:
    XFree86 Protocol: explorerps/2
    GPM Protocol: exps2
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #30 (Hub)

38: PS/2 00.0: 10500 PS/2 Mouse
  [Created at input.249]
  Unique ID: AH6Q.9uGL5DibWf5
  Hardware Class: mouse
  Model: "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad"
  Vendor: 0x0002  
  Device: 0x000e "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad"
  Compatible to: int 0x0210 0x0001
  Device File: /dev/input/mice (/dev/input/mouse0)
  Device Files: /dev/input/mice, /dev/input/mouse0, /dev/input/event1, /dev/input/by-path/pla
tform-i8042-serio-2-event-mouse, /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-2-mouse
  Device Number: char 13:63 (char 13:32)
  Driver Info #0:
    Buttons: 1
    Wheels: 0
    XFree86 Protocol: explorerps/2
    GPM Protocol: exps2
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown



lukexj@linux-pjjw:~> sudo journalctl --system -b |grep Elantech
root's password:
Dec 03 20:38:35 linux-pjjw kernel: input: ETPS/2 **Elantech** Touchpad as /devices/platform/i8042
/serio2/input/input6

This is my laptop http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/satellite/s50/S55-B5289
And This is my X11 Folder http://lukexj.com/X11/ copyed from /etc/X11
I hope my problem can be resolved

#2

If you did “other things” you should either recount specifically what you tried or include a link reference to the previous thread.

It looks like your touchpad is recognized.
It also looks like you have another “real” mouse attached (now?), so is that how you’re using your laptop?

Do you have your synaptics packages installed? You can run the following from a root console which will check for this, and if it’s not already installed will install those packages. If something installs, after install and shutdown. Remove any external mouse, boot and check your touchpad again

zypper in gsynaptics xf86-input-synaptics

TSU

#3

In the “System” section of the Plasma 5 Control Bar, is the “Touchpad” entry activated?
In addition, if you click on the “Touchpad” entry, is the border of the Touchpad diagram black?
If it’s gray, then your Touchpad is deactivated.

Has anyone any ideas as to when the Touchpad controls which were present in Plasma 4 will become available in Plasma 5?
Things like:

  • Mouse detection deactivates the Touchpad;
  • General Touchpad setups such as:
    [LIST]
  • Border actions/behavior;
  • Sensitivity to finger pressure;
  • Three finger Tap is the same as middle Mouse key: insert . . .

[/LIST]

#4

I did the command they were already installed i unplugged my mouse and restarted my laptop and my touchpad still didn’t work and before you ask i already checked bios and fn+f5 more than once

#5

What is reported by the following?

synclient -l
#6 
lukexj@linux-pjjw:~> synclient -l
Parameter settings:
    LeftEdge                = 131
    RightEdge               = 3145
    TopEdge                 = 101
    BottomEdge              = 1771
    FingerLow               = 1
    FingerHigh              = 1
    MaxTapTime              = 180
    MaxTapMove              = 165
    MaxDoubleTapTime        = 100
    SingleTapTimeout        = 180
    ClickTime               = 100
    EmulateMidButtonTime    = 0
    EmulateTwoFingerMinZ    = 282
    EmulateTwoFingerMinW    = 7
    VertScrollDelta         = 74
    HorizScrollDelta        = 76
    VertEdgeScroll          = 0
    HorizEdgeScroll         = 0
    CornerCoasting          = 0
    VertTwoFingerScroll     = 1
    HorizTwoFingerScroll    = 0
    MinSpeed                = 1
    MaxSpeed                = 1.75
    AccelFactor             = 0.0530082
    TouchpadOff             = 2
    LockedDrags             = 0
    LockedDragTimeout       = 5000
    RTCornerButton          = 0
    RBCornerButton          = 0
    LTCornerButton          = 0
    LBCornerButton          = 0
    TapButton1              = 1
    TapButton2              = 3
    TapButton3              = 2
    ClickFinger1            = 1
    ClickFinger2            = 3
    ClickFinger3            = 2
    CircularScrolling       = 0
    CircScrollDelta         = 0.10472
    CircScrollTrigger       = 0
    CircularPad             = 0
    PalmDetect              = 0
    PalmMinWidth            = 10
    PalmMinZ                = 200
    CoastingSpeed           = 20
    CoastingFriction        = 50
    PressureMotionMinZ      = 30
    PressureMotionMaxZ      = 160
    PressureMotionMinFactor = 1
    PressureMotionMaxFactor = 1
    GrabEventDevice         = 0
    TapAndDragGesture       = 1
    AreaLeftEdge            = 0
    AreaRightEdge           = 0
    AreaTopEdge             = 0
    AreaBottomEdge          = 0
    HorizHysteresis         = 18
    VertHysteresis          = 18
    ClickPad                = 1
    RightButtonAreaLeft     = 1638
    RightButtonAreaRight    = 0
    RightButtonAreaTop      = 1535
    RightButtonAreaBottom   = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaLeft    = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaRight   = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaTop     = 0
    MiddleButtonAreaBottom  = 0
#7

The only unusual setting that I notice you have is

 TouchpadOff             = 2

which means tapping and scrolling are switched off

  Option "TouchpadOff" "integer"
              Switch off the touchpad.  Valid values are:

              0   Touchpad is enabled
              1   Touchpad is switched off (physical clicks still work)
              2   Only tapping and scrolling is switched off
              When  the touchpad is switched off, button events caused by a physical button press are still interpreted. On
              a ClickPad, this includes software-emulated middle and right buttons as defined by the  SoftButtonAreas  set-
              ting.

Try doing

synclient TouchpadOff=0

Any difference?

#8

No Difference

#9

In that case a bug report may be be needed.

#10

How would i submit one?

#11

Some good advice here
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Submitting_bug_reports
https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Bug_reporting_FAQ

#12

Have discovered that there is a “/usr/bin/kcmshell5 kcm_touchpad” command – search for “Touchpad” in the KDE Plasma “application starter” (Menu) which seems to do everything that the 13.2 version did.
Only one issue: it doesn’t seem to persistently save the settings – may be a Plasma 5 bug . . . :expressionless: