Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:19:55 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40605 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201301130619.r0D6JtIH033019@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Sun Jan 13 06:19:54 2013 New Revision: 40605 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40605 Log: Answer the question "My laptop has a Synaptics touchpad. Can I use it in X?" Submitted by: Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl> Reviewed by: -doc Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Jan 13 06:18:15 2013 (r40604) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Jan 13 06:19:54 2013 (r40605) @@ -5372,8 +5372,8 @@ options SYSVMSG # enable for &man.syscons.4; supports a virtual device called <devicename>/dev/sysmouse</devicename>. All mouse events received from the real mouse device are written to the - &man.sysmouse.4; device via &man.moused.8;. If you wish to - use your mouse on one or more virtual consoles, + &man.sysmouse.4; device via &man.moused.8;. To use your + mouse on one or more virtual consoles, <emphasis>and</emphasis> use X, see <xref linkend="moused" remap="another section"/> and set up &man.moused.8;.</para> @@ -5454,6 +5454,45 @@ EndSection</programlisting> </answer> </qandaentry> + <qandaentry> + <question id="x-and-synaptic"> + <para>My laptop has a Synaptics touchpad. Can I use + it in X?</para> + </question> + + <answer> + <para>Yes, you will have to configure a few things to + make it work.</para> + + <para>If you plan to use the Xorg synaptics driver you + <emphasis>must</emphasis> remove moused_enable from + <filename>rc.conf</filename>. Xorg can not use + the synaptics mouse if the moused already sits on + <filename>/dev/psm0</filename>.</para> + + <para>To enable synaptics in the &man.psm.4 driver you need + to add the following into + <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting>hw.psm.synaptics_support="1"</programlisting> + + <para>You also need the following into + <filename>xorg.conf</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting>Section "InputDevice" +Identifier "Touchpad0" +Driver "synaptics" +Option "Protocol" "psm" +Option "Device" "/dev/psm0" +EndSection</programlisting> + + <para>And be sure to add the following into the + <quote>ServerLayout</quote> section:</para> + + <programlisting>InputDevice "Touchpad0" "SendCoreEvents"</programlisting> + </answer> + </qandaentry> + <qandaentry> <question id="no-remote-x11"> <para>How do I use remote X displays?</para>
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