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:
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