[nflug] Touchpad scrolling problem on a notebook

[Cyber Source]

If you don't want to walk-through the questions, do a "dpkg-reconfigure 
-phigh xserver-xorg", that will just write a new xorg file with the 
defaults it would guess anyway.

Cyber Source wrote:
> hmm, that doesn't look like a gutsy xorg file, i.e. they started 
> commenting out the wacom stuff. Try this, make a backup copy of your 
> existing /etc/X11/xorg.conf . Then as root run "dpkg-reconfigure 
> xserver-xorg" and let it guess the hardware, etc., then either reboot 
> or "/etc/init.d/gdm restart" or kdm or whatever it uses. Then see how 
> your touchpad works, note the changes it made, put back the old file 
> if it's not as good, etc.
>
> Joe wrote:
>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>  
>>> It all starts in X. What's in your xorg.conf file?
>>>
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>    
>>>> I'm running kubuntu gutsy on an HP Pavilion dv5020us notebook with a
>>>> built-in synaptics touchpad.  I'm right handed and my finger always 
>>>> ends
>>>> up on the right edge of the touchpad which often causes unintentional
>>>> vertical scrolling that drives me crazy.
>>>>
>>>> I went into kde system settings - Keyboard and Mouse - touchpad -
>>>> scrolling  and unchecked both horizontal and vertical scrolling.  I 
>>>> also
>>>> installed ksynaptics which put a short cut to this section in my 
>>>> panel.
>>>>
>>>> Whenever I boot (or log in?) vertical scrolling is still enabled.  
>>>> I go
>>>> to the above settings and it shows it as disabled.
>>>> If I enable it, apply and then disable, apply, then it turns off.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas what could cause/fix this?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Joe
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>> Sorry for the delay in replying.  I missed this post until now.
>>
>> Here's my config:
>>
>> Section "Files"
>>     FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
>>     FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
>>     FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
>>     FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
>>     FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
>>     FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
>>     FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
>>     # path to defoma fonts
>>     FontPath    "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Module"
>>     Load    "i2c"
>>     Load    "bitmap"
>>     Load    "ddc"
>>     Load    "dri"
>>     Load    "extmod"
>>     Load    "freetype"
>>     Load    "glx"
>>     Load    "int10"
>>     Load    "vbe"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>     Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
>>     Driver        "kbd"
>>     Option        "CoreKeyboard"
>>     Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
>>     Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
>>     Option        "XkbLayout"    "us"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>     Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
>>     Driver        "mouse"
>>     Option        "CorePointer"
>>     Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/mice"
>>     Option        "Protocol"        "ImPS/2"
>>     Option        "ZAxisMapping"        "4 5"
>>     Option        "Emulate3Buttons"    "true"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>     Identifier    "Synaptics Touchpad"
>>     Driver        "synaptics"
>>     Option        "SendCoreEvents"    "true"
>>     Option        "Device"        "/dev/psaux"
>>     Option        "Protocol"        "auto-dev"
>>     Option        "HorizScrollDelta"    "0"
>>     Option        "SHMConfig"        "on"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>     Driver        "wacom"
>>     Identifier    "stylus"
>>     Option        "Device"    "/dev/input/wacom"
>>     Option        "Type"        "stylus"
>>     Option        "ForceDevice"    "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>     Driver        "wacom"
>>     Identifier    "eraser"
>>     Option        "Device"    "/dev/input/wacom"
>>     Option        "Type"        "eraser"
>>     Option        "ForceDevice"    "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "InputDevice"
>>     Driver        "wacom"
>>     Identifier    "cursor"
>>     Option        "Device"    "/dev/input/wacom"
>>     Option        "Type"        "cursor"
>>     Option        "ForceDevice"    "ISDV4"        # Tablet PC ONLY
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Device"
>>     Identifier    "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express
>> Integrated Graphics Controller"
>>     Driver        "i810"
>>     BusID        "PCI:0:2:0"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Monitor"
>>     Identifier    "Generic Monitor"
>>     Option        "DPMS"
>>     HorizSync    28-64
>>     VertRefresh    43-60
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "Screen"
>>     Identifier    "Default Screen"
>>     Device        "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express
>> Integrated Graphics Controller"
>>     Monitor        "Generic Monitor"
>>     DefaultDepth    24
>>     SubSection "Display"
>>         Depth        1
>>         Modes        "1280x800"
>>     EndSubSection
>>     SubSection "Display"
>>         Depth        4
>>         Modes        "1280x800"
>>     EndSubSection
>>     SubSection "Display"
>>         Depth        8
>>         Modes        "1280x800"
>>     EndSubSection
>>     SubSection "Display"
>>         Depth        15
>>         Modes        "1280x800"
>>     EndSubSection
>>     SubSection "Display"
>>         Depth        16
>>         Modes        "1280x800"
>>     EndSubSection
>>     SubSection "Display"
>>         Depth        24
>>         Modes        "1280x800"
>>     EndSubSection
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "ServerLayout"
>>     Identifier    "Default Layout"
>>     Screen        "Default Screen"
>>     InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
>>     InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
>>     InputDevice     "stylus"    "SendCoreEvents"
>>     InputDevice     "cursor"    "SendCoreEvents"
>>     InputDevice     "eraser"    "SendCoreEvents"
>>     InputDevice    "Synaptics Touchpad"
>> EndSection
>>
>> Section "DRI"
>>     Mode    0666
>> EndSection
>>
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