Bug#822835: Driver doesn't seem to load anymore
On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 09:43:10 +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> Version: 1.8.3-1+b1
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> Since a few days, when I try to run synclient to configure the touchpad
> on my laptop, I get the following message:
>
> wouter@gangtai:~$ synclient TapButton1=1 TapButton2=2 HorizTwoFingerScroll=1 ClickPad=1 PalmDetect=true
> Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?
>
> Not sure what changed. If you need any further input, please do ask.
>
The synaptics driver is no longer used by default, the libinput driver
mostly replaces it, so the touchpad is no longer configured with
synclient. There are some configuration knobs you can set with
xinput(1), which may or may not resemble the synaptics ones.
Cheers,
Julien
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