Bug#590174: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: Xserver doesn't detect Synaptics touchpad

[Francis Russell <francis+dbts@unchartedbackwaters.co.uk>]

Julien Cristau wrote:

> Ignoring the fact that your xorg.conf is broken, the log looks like the
> synaptics device is detected correctly.  What makes you think it isn't?

Sorry, I did close this bug shortly afterwards when things started
working. The xorg log showed that the synaptics drived failed to detect
the touchpad:

(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.2.2
Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
(**) Option "VertEdgeScroll" "true"
(**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
(**) Option "TapAndDragGesture" "true"
Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
(--) Synaptics Touchpad: no supported touchpad found
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"

and then it was detected by some sort of generic support instead. It
looks like this was due to forcing the value of the Device option
whereas removing it let auto-dev chose the appropriate device.

Francis