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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package

  1. Bug #571638
  2. Comment #34

Comment 34 for bug 571638

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Jonathan Siebott (jonsiebott) wrote :

Works with HP Pavilion dv6700. Reposting relevant excerpt of #103 of Bug Report #549727 for everyone's convenience...

You need to prevent gnome-settings-daemon from disabling your touchpad in the first place, because the Synaptics touchpad driver does this already. To do so, run the following command in a terminal:

Code:

gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/keybindings/touchpad ""

This dissociates the key to lock your touchpad from gnome-settings-daemon. If for any reason, the latter command breaks the lock touchpad support for you, than you probably have a different issue. To re-associate the key with gnome-settings-daemon, run this command:

gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/keybindings/touchpad XF86TouchpadToggle