Bug#629243: Synaptics touchpad disabled:
My synaptics touchpad is not longer working because the module is
uloaded:
------------- extract from Xorg.log --------------
[ 40.390] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event11)
[ 40.390] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
[ 40.390] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[ 40.390] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "Synaptics TouchPad"
[ 40.390] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
[ 40.391] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[ 40.393] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 40.393] compiled for 1.11.0, module version = 1.4.1
[ 40.393] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 40.393] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 13.0
[ 40.393] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[ 40.393] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[ 40.393] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 40.393] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event11"
[ 40.416] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5888
[ 40.416] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 5218
[ 40.416] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
[ 40.416] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
[ 40.416] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right double triple
[ 40.416] (**) Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
[ 40.416] (**) Option "BottomEdge" "5100"
[ 40.417] (**) Option "FingerLow" "25"
[ 40.417] (**) Option "FingerHigh" "30"
[ 40.417] (**) Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
[ 40.417] (**) Option "MaxDoubleTapTime" "140"
[ 40.417] (**) Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
[ 40.417] (**) Option "VertEdgeScroll" "true"
[ 40.417] (**) Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "true"
[ 40.418] (**) Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "true"
[ 40.418] (**) Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "true"
[ 40.418] (**) Option "RTCornerButton" "2"
[ 40.418] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
[ 40.418] (**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
[ 40.419] (**) Option "MinSpeed" "0.5"
[ 40.419] (**) Option "MaxSpeed" "20"
[ 40.419] (**) Option "AccelFactor" "0.02"
[ 40.420] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[ 40.420] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 40.420] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio2/input/input11/event11"
[ 40.420] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
[ 40.421] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.0
[ 40.421] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: MaxSpeed is now 40.00
[ 40.421] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: AccelFactor is now 0.020
[ 40.422] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 40.422] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[ 40.422] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 40.422] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 40.422] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
[ 40.424] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 40.424] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
[ 40.424] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[ 40.424] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[ 40.425] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 40.425] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
[ 40.425] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: invalid x-axis range. defaulting to 1615 - 5685
[ 40.425] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: invalid y-axis range. defaulting to 1729 - 4171
[ 40.425] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: invalid pressure range. defaulting to 0 - 256
[ 40.425] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: invalid finger width range. defaulting to 0 - 16
[ 40.446] (EE) Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
[ 40.446] (--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: no supported touchpad found
[ 40.446] (EE) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
[ 40.446] (EE) PreInit returned 11 for "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
[ 40.447] (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
[ 40.447] (II) Unloading synaptics
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This looks very similar to the situation above. Kernel here is
3.0.0-1-686-pae. Debian-testing. However, I think that the touchpad
has worked with this kernel.
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