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Comment 10 for bug 415692

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saludasteve (saludasteve) wrote : Re: [Bug 415692] Re: I cannot disable touchpad tapping because there is no option on the mouse preferences dalog and gsynaptics will not run.
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On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Gursimran singh Mohar
<email address hidden>wrote:

> 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 <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
> > See attached.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Gursimran singh Mohar
> > <email address hidden>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
> >
>
> --
> 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
>