Synaptics Touchpad

[movery]

I have been trying to make the synaptics package that I downloaded from the http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/ website. Currently getting the error below....any ideas?

Running fed core 2 x86_64...

Thanks,

[root@fedora64 synaptics]# pwd
/usr/local/etc/synaptics
[root@fedora64 synaptics]# make
gcc -o syndaemon syndaemon.o -lm -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXext -lX11
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXext
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [syndaemon] Error 1

[bouveyron]

hi,

Add "psmouse.proto=imps" in your boot sequence, i.e. : edit /etc/grub.conf and add this option.

Charles

[Scoob_E]

also if that does not work try the instructions at:

http://users.telenet.be/ze5500

They have worked for a few people

Scoob

[peterskm]

hi,

Add "psmouse.proto=imps" in your boot sequence, i.e. : edit /etc/grub.conf and add this option.

Charles

This worked perfectly for me on my Compaq laptop.

[jdl]

hi,

Add "psmouse.proto=imps" in your boot sequence, i.e. : edit /etc/grub.conf and add this option.

Charles
That makes all hell break loose on my Acer TravelMate 225X :(

The only thing that makes the touchpad usable is to add this option to grub.conf

"psmouse.proto=raw"

It gives me an error on bootup saying that it doesn't understand the "raw" protocol, but it does at least make the touchpad work. Unfortunately in all circumstances (with or without the startup option) my PS/2 mouse goes crazy and is unusable. I can't find any explanation nor any way around it :( There's nothing wrong with the connection nor the mouse because it all worls fine if I boot into XP.