xorg fails to detect synaptics touchpad

Binary package hint: xorg-driver-synaptics

Hello list,

My xserver reports errors loading the synaptics touchpad driver (see below). "evdev" kernel module and xorg module(s) is/are installed and appear to be loaded, event device nodes exist (see below). The hardware: Toshiba Satellite 5200 notebook (nvidia source: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (2.6.20.5-15.20), Version: 1:1.0.9631+2.6.20.5-15.20).

Please let me know what's wrong - thanks.

Bye,
Ferd

$ lsmod |grep evdev
evdev 11008 4

$ cat /proc/bus/input/devices # portion of output following

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=06cb Product=0003 Version=0100
N: Name="Synaptics Inc. Synaptics cPad"
P: Phys=usb-0000:02:06.0-3/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input11
H: Handlers=mouse1 ts1 event2
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3

$ ls /dev/input/
by-id/ event0 event2 event4 event6 event8 mouse0 mouse2 ts0 ts2
by-path/ event1 event3 event5 event7 mice mouse1 mouse3 ts1 ts3

Relevant portion of /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
  Driver "synaptics"
  option "Protocol" "evdev"
  option "Dev Name" "Synaptics Inc. Synaptics cPad"
  option "Dev Phys" "usb-0000:02:06.0-3/input0"
  option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
  option "Buttons" "12"
  option "ZAxisMapping" "11 12"
EndSection

Relevant portion of /var/log/Xorg.0.log:

(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.6 (1406)
Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found (checked 18 nodes)
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1"
Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
(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"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
(WW) <default pointer>: No Device specified, looking for one...
(II) <default pointer>: Setting Device option to "/dev/input/mice"
(--) <default pointer>: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
(==) <default pointer>: Protocol: "Auto"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) <default pointer>: Core Pointer
(==) <default pointer>: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) <default pointer>: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) <default pointer>: Buttons: 9