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Mary (mtaussig44) wrote : Re: [Bug 505474] Re: Alps touchpad not recognized, defaults to macintosh mouse button emulation

Thanks again for your work. I'm embarrassed to say I don't know how to
download and install it, but would love to learn! Did you get the lshal log
I sent? I don't have one of those eraserheads; just the touch pad - will
that affect the over-all operation?

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Chase Douglas <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> I've uploaded a new kernel to
> http://people.canonical.com/~cndougla/505474/alps2<http://people.canonical.com/%7Ecndougla/505474/alps2>.
> This kernel adds
> support for the alps device that zK has according to his dmesg. There
> are a few options that I had to guess at, so I'm hoping they are
> correct. For instance, I had to guess that it has both a trackpad and a
> mouse nub/stick/eraser head/etc. Please test the kernel out. Test all
> movement and buttons and anything else you can think of to ensure
> things are working right.
>
> Thanks
>
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> Alps touchpad not recognized, defaults to macintosh mouse button emulation
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/505474
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> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
>
> Hi , i'm using Ubuntu karmic 9.10 with 2.6.31-16-generic kernel.
>
> The Alps touchpad in my Dell Latitude XT isn't recognized by synaptics,
> that means i can't use the scrolling on touchpad and configure it via
> gsynaptics.
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Mary Henderson
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