Re: Problem with netbook trackpad: random clicks and motion
On Tue, Nov 09, 2010 at 08:01:48PM +0000, ael wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 10:36:24PM -0500, Carl Fink wrote:
> > I have a Gateway LT3013U netbook. I have successfully installed Debian (the
> > regular distro, not any special netbook version) on it. Everything works
> > Data point: the output of 'cat /proc/bus/usb/input/devices' contains
> > neither Synaptics, Elantech nor ALPS. It is detected as a PS/2 mouse.
> >
> What does lshal say?
It wasn't installed. Because hal wasn't installed. Installing hal fixed
the problem--the touchpad works perfectly now.
Why heck didn't the squeeze installer include hal?
Thanks both to you and to Alexander Reichle-Schmehl for the effort, and
thanks for suggesting lshal, which pointed me in the right direction.
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