edora 12 doesn't work with the Notebook's touch pad‏

[new2linux2]

Hello

Is this a known bug in Fedora 12.

Software:

* Fedora 12
* Linux Live USB Creator version 2.2 and 2.3.
* unetbootin-windows-377.


Hardware:

* Acer 5610
* 4GB Sandisk Cruzer



Problem:


After successfully created the bootable USB using the LiLi USB Creator, I noticed that Fedora doesn't regonized the double taps on my Notebook's touchpad.

For example, at the login screen, I pointed the mouse cursor to the "liveuser" and double taps on the touchpad, it didn't respond. I have to use the left button on the touchpad to sign in.

The same issue as once I login to the Febora desktop, I have to use the left touchpad button to make a selection from the menu.

I though it may be the root cause of the LiLi USB Create 2.2, so I upgrade to 2.3 and still get the same problem.
I also tried it on the "unetbootin 377", same symptom.


Note:

Before I upgraded to Fedora 12, I have been using Fedora 10 for awhile with the same USB Flash Drive and the same Acer Notebook. The double tap works fine without any problem.









Regards

[Ashish Sood]

make sure that u have enable the option for touchpad from the preference menu
goto system->preference->mouse

[bbfuller]

Hello new2linux2

Welcome to the forum.

By default, touchpad taps have been disabled in F11 and now F12.

It is possible to allow them in the Gnome configuration manager as Ashish Sood said, but only for Gnome.

There is also a system wide method of enabling them for any desktop by editing a configuration file.

This file:

/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/10-synaptics.fdi

has to be copied into:

/etc/hal/fdi/policy/

and edited to look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<!-- DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE IN PLACE.
     This file will be overwritten with the next update. If you need to add
     custom options, copy the file into /etc/hal/fdi/policy/ first. 
     
     See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Input_device_configuration -->

<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad">
        <!-- To add custom options for the touchpad, modify the examples below
             to suit your needs. The available options are listed in the
             "synaptics" man page. After modifyfing this file, you must
             restart HAL. Check the output of lshal whether your modifications
             have been merged successfully.

             Note: Options must always be type "string".
             The following examples enable left, right, middle clicks on
             single, double, triple finger tapping, respectively.

             <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_driver" type="string">synaptics</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>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

There are further edits that have been needed to effect the double tapping changes for an Alps touchpad. Post back if that might be necessary for you.