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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package

  1. Bug #267611
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 267611

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William Grant (wgrant) wrote : Re: [Bug 267611] Re: [intrepid] cannot see touchpad tab in mouse configuration

zombiepig wrote:
> ~$ xinput list-props "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
> Device 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad':
> X Error of failed request: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device
> Major opcode of failed request: 146 (XInputExtension)
> Minor opcode of failed request: 37 ()
> Serial number of failed request: 13
> Current serial number in output stream: 13

Looks like you're running an old X server. Are you sure you've installed
all updates and rebooted?

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William Grant