Bug#461760: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: Synaptics touchpad completely stops working under gdm, xdm, kdm ... and X (gnome, openbox, kde...)

[Laurent CARON <lcaron@unix-scripts.info>]

Julien Cristau wrote:
> Hi,
>
> you reported a problem with the synaptics driver not reporting any
> events for your touchpad.
> Can you attach the contents of /proc/bus/input/devices to this bug?
> Also, please test with the packages from testing (you would need to
> downgrade your video driver, input drivers and xserver-xorg-core), and
> if that works please attach the Xorg log.
> The information so far in this bug only shows that a previous version of
> synaptics couldn't load with xserver 1.4 due to unresolved symbols,
> but nothing showing the driver works on your systems, unless I've missed
> something.
>
>   
Hi,
Sorry not to have updated this.
I fixed it a long time ago... and forgot.

I simply did remove the line:
Option "AlwaysCore"
from the InputDevice section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

So... more than a bug it seems to be a mistake in my config.

No ?

Laurent

> Mattia, do you have an idea about this bug?  It's currently one of the
> few blockers for getting an updated X in testing.
>