[dapper] old/wrong path to synaptics drivers

[roots]

Binary package hint: xorg-driver-synaptics

by some weird reason the file

/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o

was missing, so Xorg.0.log said

(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module synaptics
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
(EE) Failed to load module "synaptics" (module does not exist, 0)

a search for the file returned it's in

/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o

[roots (roots)]

additional info:

i installed qsynaptics as config tool. when i try to run it, i get

"Can't access shared memory area. SHMConfig disabled?"

and in the gui:

"please install synaptics touchpad driver
please enable X shared memory config in XF86Config"

[roots (roots)]

by some weird reason the file

/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o

was missing, so Xorg.0.log said

(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module synaptics
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
(EE) Failed to load module "synaptics" (module does not exist, 0)

a search for the file returned it's in

/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o

i simply copied it to the right location and used the following xorg.conf

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
 FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
 # path to defoma fonts
 FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
 Load "i2c"
 Load "bitmap"
 Load "ddc"
 Load "dri"
 Load "extmod"
 Load "freetype"
 Load "glx"
 Load "int10"
 Load "type1"
 Load "vbe"
# Load "synaptics"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver "kbd"
 Option "CoreKeyboard"
 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option "XkbLayout" "de"
 Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "mouse"
 Option "CorePointer"
 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
 Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
 Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

 Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver "synaptics"
        Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
 Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
 Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"

 Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
 Option "RightEdge" "5300"
    Option "TopEdge" "1700"
 Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
 Option "FingerLow" "25"
 Option "FingerHigh" "30"
 Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
 Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
 Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
 Option "MinSpeed" "0.09"
 Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
 Option "AccelFactor" "0.0015"
 Option "SHMConfig" "on"
 Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"

EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device"
 Driver "i810"
 BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Generic Monitor"
 Option "DPMS"
 HorizSync 28-51
 VertRefresh 43-60
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "Intel Corporation 82852/8...

[Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez)]

Hi,

I guess this is some bug in the transition from X.org 6 to X.org 7.

I think this doesn't happen anymore in Edgy. Anyway, if you could check with a fresh install, it would be very helpful. Also, if you wish to know more about how to configure the synaptics driver, go to the commandline and write:

man synaptics

Check also man synclient and man syndaemon. Those pages explain what SHMConfig is.

[Daniel T Chen (crimsun)]

I can't confirm this symptom in a fresh install of 6.06. Please set the status to:
1) New if reproducible in a supported or development Ubuntu version, or
2) Invalid if you cannot reproduce it in a supported or development Ubuntu version.

[nglnx (nglnx)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!