Re: Synaptic Touchpad, Batery Status on SOTEC WL2120C

[".: Alex Budiyanto :." <debian@alex.uajy.org>]

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Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: Synaptic Touchpad, Batery Status on SOTEC WL2120C


> .: Alex Budiyanto :. wrote:
>
> > Hi, all....
> > iam a newbie and i have a problem with my laptop... i was install
> > linux mandrake 10 CE. bu i have a problem with synaptic touchpad and
> > batery status... they can't detect by my linux.
> >
> > if i use debian distro...what must i do..??
> >
> > sorry my english is very bad...
> >
> > regards..
> >
> > Alex Budiyant
>
> what is the model of your laptop ?
>
> does your kernel (and your laptop) support ACPI ?
>
> if yes, install the acpid package (debian package acpid, mandrake ?).
> if not, try something with apm (but i don't know how it works).
>
> to install the synaptics touchpad :
>
> first, if your bios allow it, disable the native bios usb support.
>
> second, see if your kernel recognize the synaptics touchpad :
> dmesg | less
>
> you should have lines like this :
> ------------------
> Synkernaptics Touchpad, model: 1 Sensor: 29
>  new absolute packet format
>  Touchpad has extended capability bits
>  -> 4 multi-buttons, i.e. besides standard buttons
>  -> multifinger detection
>  -> palm detection
> -------------------
>
> if not, install a recent kernel, 2.6.6 or 2.6.7.
>
> Maybe the X driver for the synaptics is not installed.
> execute :
> find /usr -name  '*synaptics*'
> you should have a line as :
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o
>
> if not, install the package (in debian, it is only in the unstable
> section, for mandrake, I don't know).
> you can install the driver manually, if you don't want to migrate to
> unstable. src and doc is at
> http://w1.894.telia.com/%7Eu89404340/touchpad/index.html
>
> Be careful, if have a configured mouse more to your touchpad, in the
> section "serveurLayout" of the XF85Config,
>  *put* the mouse *after* the synaptics. Example :
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier      "Default Layout"
>         Screen          "Default Screen"
>         InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
>         InputDevice     "Synaptics Mouse"       "CorePointer"
>         InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"      "AlwaysCore"
> EndSection

Thank for your review..
my laptop model is winbook WL2120C.. and support ACPI...but i was loss my
bios password and can't recovery it... how must i do to disable  native
bioss usb support ?.

my synaptic touchpad only detect my move finger [cursor] dan move but i
can't click from my synaptic [to clik i must press my buton] ?


regards


Alex Budiyanto