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Tid91

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Sony VGN-FW21E Alps PS/2 GlidePoint Configuration

Hello,
I'm just trying to resurrect an old Sony Laptop.

I correctly installed arch and the  xf86-input-synaptics. The vertical scrolling and the physical buttons works flawlessy and the sensitivity is ok. The issue is that I don't have feedback for the tap. I also checked here and here where the issue seems to be related to the fact that this touchpad is recognized as PS/2 mouse.

My Desktop Environment is GNOME3 and, as reported here the configuration provided in /etc/X11/xorg.config.d/50-synaptics.conf is not applying under GNOME3. But if I go on Preferences > Mouse and Touchpad I do not get any Touchpad tab.

I also managed to install from AUR the elantech kernel module (elantech-asustouchpad-dkms) but still no Touchpad in Gnome Preferences.

Other info:

[TiD@vaio ~]$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf 
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "touchpad catchall"
        Driver "synaptics"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Option "TapButton1" "1"
        Option "TapButton2" "2"
        Option "TapButton3" "3"
	Option "VertEdgeScroll" "on"
	Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "on"
EndSection
[TiD@vaio ~]$ xinput
⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Sony Vaio Jogdial                       	id=7	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint                	id=12	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                   	id=3	[master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard             	id=5	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sony Vaio Keys                          	id=6	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                               	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=9	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ UVC Camera (05ca:183d)                  	id=10	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            	id=11	[slave  keyboard (3)]
[TiD@vaio ~]$ dmesg | grep ALPS
[    9.089653] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input12

synclient TapButton1=1

works as expected and let me use the tap to click!

Any hint highly appreciated

Last edited by Tid91 (2015-08-11 19:47:55)