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Synaptic driver (for trackpads etc)  | * what do we have?  | ||
 less /proc/bus/input/device  | |||
 I: Bus=0018 Vendor=04f3 Product=0005 Version=0000  | |||
 N: Name="Elan Touchpad"  | |||
 P: Phys=  | |||
 S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.1/i2c_designware.1/i2c-7/i2c-ELAN1000:00/input/input18  | |||
 U: Uniq=  | |||
 H: Handlers=mouse1 event18   | |||
 B: PROP=5  | |||
 B: EV=b  | |||
 B: KEY=e520 10000 0 0 0 0  | |||
 B: ABS=663800013000003  | |||
* Synaptic driver (for trackpads etc)  | |||
See wallee and viper development/config/(wallee/viper)/ubuntu/etc/X11.. for good existing settings.  | See wallee and viper development/config/(wallee/viper)/ubuntu/etc/X11.. for good existing settings.  | ||
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  # save what you like, here:  |   # save what you like, here:  | ||
  root@wallee:~# emacs /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-synaptics.conf  |   root@wallee:~# emacs /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-synaptics.conf  | ||
==== Ubuntu 18.04 ====  | |||
Try [https://askubuntu.com/questions/1034559/elantech-touchpad-not-working-in-18-04 this]:  | |||
* Install the package xserver-xorg-input-libinput  | |||
* Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev  | |||
* Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics  | |||
* Reboot and see if things work better.  | |||
Latest revision as of 22:22, 11 January 2019
- what do we have?
 
less /proc/bus/input/device I: Bus=0018 Vendor=04f3 Product=0005 Version=0000 N: Name="Elan Touchpad" P: Phys= S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.1/i2c_designware.1/i2c-7/i2c-ELAN1000:00/input/input18 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse1 event18 B: PROP=5 B: EV=b B: KEY=e520 10000 0 0 0 0 B: ABS=663800013000003
- Synaptic driver (for trackpads etc)
 
See wallee and viper development/config/(wallee/viper)/ubuntu/etc/X11.. for good existing settings.
Copy them to your new machine settings and tweak.
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-mtrack # use synclient to determine what works best su - synclient -l # lists all params synclient PalmDetect=1 # temporarily change settings # save what you like, here: root@wallee:~# emacs /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/60-synaptics.conf
Ubuntu 18.04
Try this:
- Install the package xserver-xorg-input-libinput
 - Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-evdev
 - Uninstall xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
 - Reboot and see if things work better.