Re: Synaptic Touchpad, Batery Status on SOTEC WL2120C

[Amir <amirtab@fbe.hs-bremen.de>]

On Thu, 2004-07-15 at 14:59, .: Alex Budiyanto :. wrote:
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: <"@(none) <"@basystemes.fr>; "none" <"jyb""@basystemes.fr>
> To: "Debian Laptop" <debian-laptop@lists.debian.org>
> 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] ?
> 

Hi,

I had the same problem with my synaptic touchpad and clicking using
kernel < 2.6.6. With 2.6.7 everything works fine. 

@(none???): Why is it important to *put* the mouse *after* the
synaptics?

regards
Amir