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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package

  1. Bug #191024
  2. Comment #32

Comment 32 for bug 191024

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gsalem (salem-ghassan) wrote : Re: Synaptics touchpad not detected

I had the same problem (using Hardy 8.0.4 x64 on a Dell D630), the solution I found was to comment the psmouse line in /etc/modprobe.d/options. It looked like this:
options psmouse proto=exps

so I put a # in front, rebooted and now /proc/bus/input/devices showed my touchpad as such (it would not show before, although it used to work as a normal mouse, not as a touchpad, synclient would not work as it was complaining about SHMConfig not being set, although it was).