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falke

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From: Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Registered: 2008-08-21

Posts: 22

[SOLVED] Touchpad problems with Kernel-2.6.28

I just updated my kernel to 2.6.28. Everythink is working fine (including my Atheros AGN wireless ). The only problem I have now is the Touchpad. After update the double click on the touchpad and the scroll function is not working any more.

Anyone knows why or is having the same problem?

Last edited by falke (2009-01-26 16:32:31)

zenlord

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2006-05-24

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Re: [SOLVED] Touchpad problems with Kernel-2.6.28

Do you use input hotplugging via HAL or not? Post your settings...

Zl.

falke

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From: Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Registered: 2008-08-21

Posts: 22

Re: [SOLVED] Touchpad problems with Kernel-2.6.28

Do you use input hotplugging via HAL or not?

No, I think I'm not. How do I configure it?

moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: [SOLVED] Touchpad problems with Kernel-2.6.28

First, check the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics

Then you can look here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=63625

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falke

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From: Málaga, Málaga, Spain

Registered: 2008-08-21

Posts: 22

Re: [SOLVED] Touchpad problems with Kernel-2.6.28

Thanks a lot!!! It works! I cant live without touchpad scrolling.

I also needed to create /etc/hal/fdi/policy/shmconfig.fdi with this content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
 <device>
  <match key="input.x11_driver" string="synaptics">
   <merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">True</merge>
  </match>
 </device>
</deviceinfo>