[clug] problems with Ubuntu 9.10 on eeePC

Scott Ferguson prettyfly.productions at gmail.com
Tue Nov 17 01:11:11 MST 2009


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>> (should have asked earlier)
>> What model eeepc are you running?
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> eeePC 1000H
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>   
>> What Ubuntu 9.1? The "standard", the "netbook remix" or a mixed system?
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> Ubuntu Karmic Koala. I don't know what number it is.
>   
That is the "standard" (ie not optimised for any particular hardware)
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>> Re: your touchpad/mouse problem...
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>> Does "cat /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-synaptic-options.fdi" give you the 
>> following?
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> I don't know. I have overwritten the content.
>   
  I would suggest backing up /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-synaptic-options.fdi:-

"sudo cp /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-synaptic-options.fdi 
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-synaptic-options.fdi.bak"

Copy the following code:-

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
 <device>
   <match key="info.product" contains="ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad">
     <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">synaptics</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" type="string">on</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.MaxSpeed" type="string">1.00</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.MinSpeed" type="string">0.75</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">on</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.VertTwoFingerScroll" 
type="string">1</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.HorizTwoFingerScroll" 
type="string">1</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton1" type="string">1</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton2" type="string">2</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.TapButton3" type="string">3</merge>
     <merge key="input.x11_options.LockedDrags" type="string">1</merge>
   </match>
 </device>
</deviceinfo>

Open the policy for editing:-

"sudo nano /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-synaptic-options.fdi"

Replace the content with the copy buffer and save (F2,y, Enter)

Restart hal and see if your mouse/pad works as desired:-

"sudo /etc/init.d/hal restart"


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