2008/2/26, Bill LaGrue <bill@billlagr.id.au>:

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:57:06 -0500

"udutronik Tronik" <udutronik@gmail.com> wrote:

> you are right Pete about nonsense of setting ALPS with Synaptics
> driver... But the thing is that other distros i've used (ubuntu,
> Mandriva, OpenSuse) on this computer were seeing it like that... and
> I was able to configure this touchpad
> via synaptics drivers or utilities...
>
> Anyway, tpconfig looks like an avenue i havent tried. But i'm not
> familiar with it..
> how do i use it... and install it? It doesnt look like its on my
> computer and i cant
> find it with Yumex...
>
>
> 2008/2/25, Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>:
> >
> > On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:39:29 -0500, "udutronik Tronik" <
> > udutronik@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > It is viewed as ALPS Glidepoint device in Fedora's devicthes
> >
> >
> > > Driver "synaptics"
> >
> > Why are you trying to drive an ALPS device with Synaptics driver?
> > This just makes no sense whatsoever!
> >
> > Anyway, use tpconfig and stock mouse driver in X11. Kernel, I think,
> > will load in-kernel alps for you, but it's not a problem. tpconfig
> > should be able to set the pad anyway.
> >
> >
> > -- Pete
> >

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000, and it also has an ALPS touchpad. I have
it up and running beautifully..here is the relevant bits from my
xorg.conf -

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Default Layout"
        Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
        InputDevice    "Synaptics" "CorePointer"
EndSection

-----snip-----

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Synaptics"
        Driver      "synaptics"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "Protocol" "auto-dev"
        Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"

        Option      "LeftEdge" "120"
        Option      "RightEdge" "830"
        Option      "TopEdge" "120"
        Option      "BottomEdge" "650"
        Option      "FingerLow" "14"
        Option      "FingerHigh" "15"
        Option      "MaxTapMove" "110"
        Option      "VertScrollDelta" "20"
        Option      "HorizScrollDelta" "20"
        Option      "MinSpeed" "0.3"
        Option      "MaxSpeed" "0.75"
        Option      "SHMConfig" "True"
EndSection

---snip---

You seem to be missing the "CorePointer" bit in "ServerLayout"

You don't need to use tpconfig or anything else - just use yum and
have synaptics, libsynaptics and gsynaptics installed.

The only thing I did notice about your xorg.conf is that you seem to be
missing a space between "SHMConfig" "True". I don't know if that makes
a difference or not ->

    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
    Option         "SHMConfig""true"
EndSection

Hope this helps you out!

Bill

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