Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:26:27 +0200 From: "Victor Engmark" <victor.engmark@gmail.com> To: "Matt Kosht" <matt.kosht@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Dell D610 touchpad configuration Message-ID: <7d4f41f50704300026w68d5670fpda581e783ebf150f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <a87eda320704270959h455cdee8t9e3d0e00b658baa4@mail.gmail.com> References: <7d4f41f50704270757v2c04ee20mc58a2561dc2dbc93@mail.gmail.com> <a87eda320704270959h455cdee8t9e3d0e00b658baa4@mail.gmail.com>
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On 4/27/07, Matt Kosht <matt.kosht@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4/27/07, Victor Engmark <victor.engmark@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm attempting to configure my laptop properly for X.org, and the only > > device which doesn't work properly now is the touchpad. The tutorials > > I've seen so far seem to assume that all touchpads use the Synaptic > > driver, but this is the information I get at boot time, and which I > > assume is the touchpad: > > $ dmesg | grep psm0 > > psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0 > > psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > > psm0: model GlidePoint, device ID 0 > > > > Apropos, "dmesg | grep -i synapt" gives no output, and "dmesg | grep > > -i mouse" only shows the PS/2 + the USB mouse. > > I have a Dell Latitude D820 (uses same synaptics touchpad as your) > with the same issue as you. There is another change required by the > driver to work correctly. > > you need to add this line in your /boot/loader.conf > > hw.psm.synaptics_support="1" > > This didn't make it work for me, but I would be curious if it did for > you and I can try to duplicate what you are doing. Sorry, I didn't mention this - I already added it (without the quotes; I guess they are not significant): $ grep synaptics /boot/loader.conf hw.psm.synaptics_support=1 -- Victor Engmark Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur - What is said in Latin, sounds profound
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