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Re: [Bug 415692] Re: I cannot disable touchpad tapping because there is no option on the mouse preferences dalog and gsynaptics will not run.

 

Not this but,

1. Is the bug still exist with 10.04?
2. Please provide us the following output
cat /proc/bus/input/devices > ~/devices
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log >~/Xorg.0.log

and attach these separately in attachments..

May be these links are of some help to you.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:43 PM, saludasteve <saludasteve@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> See attached.
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Gursimran singh Mohar
> <simar.i3r@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > saludasteve I'm quite sure what you problem is. We will try to correct
> > it, if you can provide us with the information that was requested in my
> > previous comment. If you don't know how to do that you can specify that.
> >
> > For help you can look here ::
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection
> >
> > --
> > I cannot disable touchpad tapping because there is no option on the mouse
> > preferences dalog and gsynaptics will not run.
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415692
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of the bug.
> >
> > Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Binary package hint: xfree86-driver-synaptics
> >
> > I am unable to disable tapping on my touchpad. I purchased an ASUS K70IO
> > laptop and after some minor tweaking everything works fine, even the
> > touchpad. However, I cannot stand touchpad tapping, so when I went to
> > disable it, the option was not there. I have scoured the search engine
> > results and cannot find anything that might help. I am not even sure what
> > touchpad is even installed any more. I tried to use gsynaptics to disable
> > tapping, but when I run it I get "GSynaptics couldn't initialize" You
> have
> > to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XF86Config to use GSynaptics".
> >
> > However, there is no entry in xorg.conf for a touchpad, mouse, or
> pointing
> > device and XF86Config file does not exist.
> >
> > I must be able to disable tapping. It is the most annoying and
> infuriating
> > feature ever invented and the person who came up with it should be shot.
> At
> > least metaphorically.
> >
> > I am using Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty.
> >
> > ProblemType: Bug
> > Architecture: i386
> > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> > Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 0.99.3-2ubuntu4
> > ProcEnviron:
> >  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> >  SHELL=/bin/bash
> > ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-15-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc
> version
> > 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #48-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 29 08:54:56 UTC
> 2009
> > SourcePackage: xfree86-driver-synaptics
> > Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/415692/+subscribe
> >
>
>
> ** Attachment added: "MousePrefs01.png"
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415692/+attachment/1516058/+files/MousePrefs01.png
>
> ** Attachment added: "MousePrefs02.png"
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415692/+attachment/1516059/+files/MousePrefs02.png
>
> --
> I cannot disable touchpad tapping because there is no option on the mouse
> preferences dalog and gsynaptics will not run.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/415692
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xfree86-driver-synaptics
>
> I am unable to disable tapping on my touchpad. I purchased an ASUS K70IO
> laptop and after some minor tweaking everything works fine, even the
> touchpad. However, I cannot stand touchpad tapping, so when I went to
> disable it, the option was not there. I have scoured the search engine
> results and cannot find anything that might help. I am not even sure what
> touchpad is even installed any more. I tried to use gsynaptics to disable
> tapping, but when I run it I get "GSynaptics couldn't initialize" You have
> to set 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XF86Config to use GSynaptics".
>
> However, there is no entry in xorg.conf for a touchpad, mouse, or pointing
> device and XF86Config file does not exist.
>
> I must be able to disable tapping. It is the most annoying and infuriating
> feature ever invented and the person who came up with it should be shot. At
> least metaphorically.
>
> I am using Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 0.99.3-2ubuntu4
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersion: Linux version 2.6.28-15-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version
> 4.3.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #48-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 29 08:54:56 UTC 2009
> SourcePackage: xfree86-driver-synaptics
> Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/415692/+subscribe
>

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