Comment 62 for bug 1042069

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Or Schiro (orschiro) wrote : Re: [Bug 1042069] Re: Jumpy Mouse Cursor using Thinkpad X230 Touchpad

Hey Tony,

Have you made sure you are on Xorg and not Wayland session?

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 4:33 PM, Tony Mobily <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Unfortunately, this:
>
> [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X230#Touchpad
>
> No longer works as a fix in Ubuntu 17.10
>
> Why would that be? Is the file no longer considered by Xorg?
> Does anybody here know how to make it work?
>
> I have a fantastic X220, which is still pretty damn fast compared to
> "todays'" laptops, and it's barely usable because of this...!
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1042069
>
> Title:
> Jumpy Mouse Cursor using Thinkpad X230 Touchpad
>
> Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package in Ubuntu:
> Expired
>
> Bug description:
> Really annoying bug!
>
> Trackpoint moves the mouse cursor smootly,
> when using the touchpad i have a jumpy cursor. (vertically it moves
> fine, horizontally it moves always 4 pixels at once).
>
> Please see the following demonstration video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUVRKFUsAmc
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.6.2-1ubuntu4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-11.11-generic 3.5.2
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-11-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu2
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Aug 27 08:08:27 2012
> InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64
> (20120824)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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