Macbook touchpad

lenni · 2007-11-10 16:04:59

I'm trying to set up the touchpad of my Macbook and have followed the instructions in the wiki:

* First you must add, appletouch, usbhid, and tsdev modules to the MOD_BLACKLIST array in rc.conf
* Then add appletouch, usbhid to MODULES array IN THAT ORDER.

But isn't that setup conflicting? First blacklist the modules and them load them again?

royrocks · 2007-11-10 16:16:25

udev loads the modules in random order.
Nevertheless its working also without this instruction.

lenni · 2007-11-11 10:35:22

Ah, okay. I had a look in the Debian Wiki to see what to put in the xorg.conf to enable reight-clicking. (That's what I should have asked for in the first place...)

tianyu263 · 2008-02-10 14:19:42

i have the same problem with my Macbook3,1.
and i have tried the following methods, but it still do not work:
1. * First you must add, appletouch, usbhid, and tsdev modules to the MOD_BLACKLIST array in rc.conf
* Then add appletouch, usbhid to MODULES array IN THAT ORDER.
2. installed pommed, it do not work.
3. installed pommed-svn, it do not work.
4. changed the xorg.conf (all methods i can find on line).

I have also gotten following error in the Xorg.0.log:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

tianyu263 · 2008-02-10 14:24:32

additionally, my laptop is intel macbook 3th generation, MB061.

abstracity · 2008-02-12 11:05:11

tianyu263, could you please post the contents of your xorg.conf file, the output of "lsmod," and the output of "grep MOD /etc/rc.conf?"

You have indicated that the installation of pommed was part of the process you took to configure the touchpad, but yet pommed is not an application that is designed to control it. The MacBook's touchpad is able to work through the "appletouch" driver and proper configuration of the X server. In addition, it makes sense to blacklist "tsdev" from udev's auto-detection, but I do not know why you deem it necessary to load "appletouch" before "usbhid." In fact, I think it makes more sense to load "usbhid" before the "appletouch" driver.

tianyu263 · 2008-02-13 14:04:21

a lot of thanks for your reply. following is my configuration terms:
xorg.conf file:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad" "SendCoreEvents" #"CorePointer"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse" "CorePointer" #"SendCoreEvents"
# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/vista/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "bitmap"
Load "dbe"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "record"
Load "vbe"
Load "synaptics"
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
# Driver "kbd"
# Option "CoreKeyboard"
# Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
# Option "XkbModel" "mac"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us"
# #Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:lwin_switch"
# EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "LeftEdge" "100"
Option "RightEdge" "1100"
Option "TopEdge" "50"
Option "BottomEdge" "300"
Option "FingerLow" "20"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "MaxTapTime" "100"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "SingleTapTimeout" "100"
Option "MaxDoubleTapTime" "180"
Option "LockedDrags" "false"
Option "MinSpeed" "1.10"
Option "MaxSpeed" "1.30"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.08"
Option "TapButton1" "1"
Option "TapButton2" "3"
Option "TapButton3" "2"
Option "RTCornerButton" "0"
Option "RBCornerButton" "2"
Option "LTCornerButton" "0"
Option "LBCornerButton" "3"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "20"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "50"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "1"
Option "VertEdgeScroll" "1"
Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "true"
Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "0"
Option "FastTaps" "true"
Option "MaxSpeed" "3.5"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.05"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.05"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
# Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

the "lsmod" output:

[tianyu@tianyu X11]$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
i915 22144 2
drm 70548 3 i915
eeprom 6032 0
i2c_dev 6276 0
appletouch 9088 0
ipv6 248388 16
coretemp 6016 0
fuse 42260 2
sg 26640 0
fan 3844 0
st 36380 0
sky2 40324 0
snd_seq_oss 29440 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6528 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 47056 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 6924 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_hda_intel 289952 7
snd_hwdep 7300 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 37024 0
snd_pcm 68996 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 19204 4 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 8072 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_mixer_oss 14464 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd 44772 19 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss
soundcore 6368 1 snd
rtc_cmos 7584 0
rtc_core 15496 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 2944 1 rtc_core
shpchp 29460 0
pci_hotplug 26528 1 shpchp
pcspkr 2944 0
psmouse 36496 0
i2c_i801 8848 0
i2c_core 19328 3 eeprom,i2c_dev,i2c_i801
uinput 7680 1
joydev 9664 0
evdev 9344 11
applesmc 21684 0
led_class 3332 1 applesmc
input_polldev 3720 1 applesmc
firewire_ohci 16128 0
firewire_core 36544 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 2304 1 firewire_core
intel_agp 21780 1
agpgart 27352 3 drm,intel_agp
video 16016 0
output 3200 1 video
thermal 13084 0
processor 29400 3 thermal
button 6544 0
battery 10756 0
ac 4612 0
ext3 121992 3
jbd 43412 1 ext3
mbcache 6912 1 ext3
usbhid 40896 0
hid 33920 1 usbhid
ff_memless 5128 1 usbhid
sd_mod 22656 6
sr_mod 14884 0
cdrom 33824 1 sr_mod
uhci_hcd 22672 0
ehci_hcd 32524 0
usbcore 125292 5 appletouch,usbhid,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
ata_piix 14724 5
ata_generic 5252 0
pata_acpi 5248 0
libata 137712 3 ata_piix,ata_generic,pata_acpi
[tianyu@tianyu X11]$

the output of "grep MOD /etc/rc.conf?"

[tianyu@tianyu etc]$ grep MOD /etc/rc.conf
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
MOD_BLACKLIST=(tsdev)
MODULES=(ac battery button processor thermal video cdrom agpgart intel-agp firewire-core firewire-ohci hid applesmc uinput usbhid i2c-i801 i2c-core evdev psmouse ff-memless joydev pcspkr pci_hotplug shpchp rtc-cmos rtc-core rtc-lib output crc-itu-t snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix sky2 usbhid usbcore ehci-hcd uhci-hcd firewire-core firewire-ohci !ieee1394 !ohci1394 appletouch sd_mod sr_mod st)
[tianyu@tianyu etc]$

thanks very much and a million.
-------------------------------------------------------
Please excuse me for my non-native English

tianyu263 · 2008-02-13 14:17:38

BWT. now i add following shell command to rc.local for the correct load-order:

rmmod appletouch usbhid >/dev/null 2>&1
modprobe appletouch
sleep 2
modprobe usbhid

but, I do not work, too.

additionally, the "FN" key is not work, too. and i don't have the "HOME, END, PAGEUP PAGEDOWN" key for my work.

"options snd_hda_intel model=w2jc" is used for my sound, and no Headphone work.
i have tried following configuration in the /etc/modprobe.conf, but they all don't work:

#options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1
#options snd-hda-intel model=macbook
#options snd_hda_intel model=intel_mac_v4
#options snd_hda_intel model=w2jc position_fix=1
#options snd-hda-intel model=laptop
#options snd-hda-intel model=asus position_fix=1

and today I have updated my arch linux all package used in my MB, and kernel26 version is "kernel26 2.6.24.1-2 (base)".
but all is still there.

Last edited by tianyu263 (2008-02-13 14:28:08)

augustob · 2008-02-13 14:19:40

Usbhid is probably being loaded before appletouch. As you read before, this is a no-no. Add both modules to MOD_BLACKLIST, take them out of MODULES, add this to rc.local:

/sbin/modprobe appletouch
sleep 2
/sbin/modprobe usbhid

And use this xorg.conf:

Section "InputDevice"
# updated 2007-12-07
# use command "synclient -m 1" to see raw output
# common stuff
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
# not using edge scrolling
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
Option "VertEdgeScroll" "0"
# use two finger scrolling
Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "1"
Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "0" # set to 0 if you don't want horizontal scrolling
# scroll speed, lower is faster
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "15"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "15"
# minimum pressure motion factor
Option "PressureMotionMinZ" "10"
# touch and untouch thresholds, higher numbers if you like to push hard
Option "FingerLow" "10"
Option "FingerHigh" "20" # change to 30 or 40 if you like
# borders based on output from synclient
Option "LeftEdge" "20"
Option "RightEdge" "1200"
Option "TopEdge" "20"
Option "BottomEdge" "370"
# speeds, smaller number for a slower mouse
Option "MinSpeed" "1" # 0.5 is very slow, 1.5 is very fast
Option "MaxSpeed" "1.4" # up to 1.5 works ok
Option "AccelFactor" "0.10"
# tap times, change to suit your tapping habits
Option "MaxTapMove" "100"
Option "MaxTapTime" "100"
Option "MaxDoubleTapTime" "200"
# don't change these or two finger tap stops working
Option "TapButton2" "3"
Option "TapButton3" "2"
# must be commented out or normal tapping wont work
#Option "TapButton1" "0"
# needed for disabled while typing fix
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Bluetooth Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Buttons" "6"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 2 3 6"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
#Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" "intl"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x800"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Keyboard0"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
InputDevice "Bluetooth Mouse"
EndSection

augustob · 2008-02-13 14:24:55

Wow, two minutes apart. For best results (and fn key support), use my kernel, linked in this thread:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=36408

Sound should work with: options snd-hda-intel model=mbp3

Last edited by augustob (2008-02-13 14:25:55)

tianyu263 · 2008-02-13 14:31:10

thanks. i will immediately try it now.

tianyu263 · 2008-02-13 15:32:59

thanks very very much.
my MB all is ok, including sound and Headphone, fn and touchpad.

thanks again to augustob.

commander_keen · 2010-04-10 08:13:45

hello,
did anyone of you manage to get the trackpad working on a new macbook (gen.6 white). On older macbooks theres seem to be basics like navigating an left clicking out of the box but my trackpad is simply "dead". The only thing working now is a usb-mice. I have a /dev/mouse linking to /dev/input/mice. I think this is the usb-mice, since cat of this "thing" prints out lots of cryptic symbols when moving around the external mice. I also have /dev/input/mouse0,1 and 2. mouse2 behaves as mice but none of these 4 prints things using cat when moving around on the trackpad.

Another strange thing is the output of
# cat /proc/bus/input/devices
showing kbd but not mouse

[...]
I: Bus=0003 Vendor=05ac Product=0236 Version=0111
N: Name="Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:04.0-6/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/usb3/3-6/3-6:1.0/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event6 
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1007b 11007 ff9f217a c14057ff ffbeffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=1f
[...]

Any experience, hints, ideas?

keen

Last edited by commander_keen (2010-04-10 08:21:05)

commander_keen · 2010-04-10 10:45:11

ok never mind.
Just a missing kernel option. -> touchpad -> apple multitouch (bcm5974)
This enables basic functionality. Xorg.conf helps with gestures.

keen

Arch Linux

#1 2007-11-10 16:04:59

Macbook touchpad

#2 2007-11-10 16:16:25

Re: Macbook touchpad

#3 2007-11-11 10:35:22

Re: Macbook touchpad

#4 2008-02-10 14:19:42

Re: Macbook touchpad

#5 2008-02-10 14:24:32

Re: Macbook touchpad

#6 2008-02-12 11:05:11

Re: Macbook touchpad

#7 2008-02-13 14:04:21

Re: Macbook touchpad

#8 2008-02-13 14:17:38

Re: Macbook touchpad

#9 2008-02-13 14:19:40

Re: Macbook touchpad

#10 2008-02-13 14:24:55

Re: Macbook touchpad

#11 2008-02-13 14:31:10

Re: Macbook touchpad

#12 2008-02-13 15:32:59

Re: Macbook touchpad

#13 2010-04-10 08:13:45

Re: Macbook touchpad

#14 2010-04-10 10:45:11

Re: Macbook touchpad

Board footer