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  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  
- my touchpad right click doesn't work. Meaning, nothing happens when I
- right click. I have a button on my key board for right click, but
- doesn't right click on items where mouse pointer is hovering, I usually
- right clicks, on different spots other than the one where my mouse is
+ Problem:  my touchpad right click doesn't work. Meaning, nothing happens
+ when I right click. ruling out the possibility of it failing because of
+ something i installed, error first occurred on a fresh install, ruling
+ out hardware issue, mouse works well under windows. for troubleshooting
+ sake, switched from right handed to left handed, the right click
+ (select) works fine, but the left click (menu context) wouldn't bring
+ menu up. USB mouse works as well. this problem occurred immediately
+ after i installed maverick, from scratch after a disk format. I used my
+ friend's HP dv7 other model, but same synaptics touch pad, and was able
+ to reproduce issue with live cd, and with an install.
+ 
+ Alternatives: I have a button on my keyboard for right click, but
+ doesn't right click on items where mouse pointer is hovering, It usually
+ right clicks on different spots other than the one where my mouse is
  pointing, except if it is a clickable item like a file in nautilus, but
- it wont't work for highlighting. I also went into ubuntu mouse settings
+ it wont work for highlighting. I also went into ubuntu mouse settings
  and found an annoying work around, i enable right click with long click,
  so basically after 2 seconds left clicking right click menu context
  shows up, only problem with that is, it doesn't work well for certain
- things like links for example, any one on what to do to troubleshoot
+ things like links for example, anyone on what to do to troubleshoot
  this?
  
- here's a complete report of my hard info:
- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1567633/hardinfo_report.html I'm giving all out,
- just in case i forget to mention anything, by the ways, i'm on maverick
- RC AMD 64, HP dv7, synaptic touchpad integrated, not a plug and play.
- 
- ruling out the possibility of it failing because of something i
- installed, this is a fresh install, ruling out hardware issue, mouse
- works well under windows. for troubleshooting sake, switched from right
- handed to left handed, the right click (select) works fine, but the left
- click (menu) wouldn't bring menu up. I know it has to do with the
- touchpad configuration on my laptop because USB mouse works.
- 
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1574015
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1572412 
- are the threads that might be related, but they are about physical keyboards and mouse and not touch pads.. 
- 
- also found this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/udev/+bug/637208, but not
- quite what i'm looking for.
- 
- I also tried using easy strokes to set my right click as ctrl clik, but
- it doesn't work well.
- 
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad
- the instruction here are useless, maverick doesn't support hal. SMHConfig doesn't work either. My XORG file has nothing on synaptic touchpad. synclient makes mouse freeze instead and doesn't solve issue, makes it even worse because it freezes the USB Mouse too. syndaemon only starts and restart touch pad nothing else.
+ Here's a complete report of my  hardware generated by hardinfo: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1567633/hardinfo_report.html , by the ways, i'm on maverick RC AMD 64, HP dv7, synaptic touchpad integrated, not a plug and play.
+  
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1574015 
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1572412
+ are the threads that might be related, but they are about physical keyboards and mouse and not touch pads..
+ also found this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/udev/+bug/637208, but not quite what i'm looking for.
+ I also tried using easy strokes to set my right click as ctrl clik, but it doesn't work well.
+ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad the instruction here are useless, maverick doesn't support hal. SMHConfig doesn't work either. My XORG file has nothing on synaptic touchpad. synclient makes mouse freeze instead and doesn't solve issue, makes it even worse because it freezes the USB Mouse too. syndaemon only starts and restart touch pad nothing else.
  
  Someone proposed the following from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1388164&page=6
- Code:
- sudo su
- Code:
- echo options psmouse proto=exps > /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe
- Code:
- reboot
+ Code: sudo su
+ Code: echo options psmouse proto=exps > /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe
+ Code: reboot
  
  after reboot right click works, but it breaks everything else, mouse is
  now very laggy, even if i lower sensitivity it takes forever to take
  cursor from one end of the screen to the other.. also broke, middle
  click, edge scrolling, horizontal scrolling and dragging.. also noticed
  after that, one tab for the mouse option disappeared, the one where i
  usually set horizontal scrolling..
  
- i'm searching every where for a solution, but this problem occurred
- immediately after i installed maverick, from scratch after a disk
- format. I used my friend's HP dv7 other model, but same synaptics touch
- pad, and was able to reproduce issue with live cd, and with an install.
+ also tried this:
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9516270&postcount=54,  it enables
+ circular scrolling and other things. but nothing else..
+ 
+ I apologize in advance if this turns out not to be a bug, hesitated a
+ long time before filing one, but haven't found a solution for it.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.2-2ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Oct  4 13:42:45 2010
  DkmsStatus:
-  vboxdrv, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed 
-  vboxnetadp, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed 
-  fglrx, 8.780, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed 
-  vboxnetflt, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
+  vboxdrv, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
+  vboxnetadp, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
+  fglrx, 8.780, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
+  vboxnetflt, 3.2.8, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=e6d10fe6-752a-490b-b1e1-4509bc7dc99c ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_US.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_US.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  dmi.bios.date: 06/22/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: F.09
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 1449
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: 65.19
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.09:bd06/22/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv7NotebookPC:pvr0488100000242B10000620000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1449:rvr65.19:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC
  dmi.product.version: 0488100000242B10000620000
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  system:
-  distro:             Ubuntu
-  codename:           maverick
-  architecture:       x86_64
-  kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic
+  distro:             Ubuntu
+  codename:           maverick
+  architecture:       x86_64
+  kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic

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hp synaptic touch pad, mouse right click doesn't work
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