Re: Install synaptics driver for touchpad - what is a pre-compiled binary?

[busab <busab@altern.org>]

Roberto Vallone wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 12:23:31PM +0100, Thomas Nyman wrote:
>
> > describes how to modify your XF86Config-4 file."... my problem is this. I 
> > have downloaded and untarred the file but what exactly is the pre-compiled 
> > binary? Is it the synaptics_drv.o file? Does this mean i simply copy this 
> > file to the relevant catalog and make necessary changes in XF86Config-4, 
>
> yes, as you can read on the INSTALL file:
> Copy the driver-module "snyaptics_drv.o" into the XFree-module path
> "ex. /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/"
>
> > and remove tpconfig? Do i need gpm? or does the synaptic driver work as is?
>
> in my experience tpconfig was useless; you can use gpm on console, but
> on my asus it conflict with the synaptic xfree module, so I removed it
>
> Regards,
>
> P.S. This synaptic module works perfectly :-)


Got some pbm with synaptic, multifinger taps dont work :-(
but everything else is ok (scrolling and 2 and 3 button in corners).
can you post please your mouse section in XF86Config?

busab

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