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Touchpad not working after login in Ubuntu
At some point my touchpad stopped working on Lenovo x220 under Ubuntu 11.10, after login.
I have found two possible solutions for that online, but neither of them work.
First,
gconftool-2 --set ...
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How to assign a touch pad to control a specific monitor
This is a problem regarding using dual monitor and a touch pad(tablet pen) input.
I've just bought an ASUS Eee Note EA800( http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Note/Eee_Note_EA800/ ). When connecting it to ...
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Just got my 1st laptop and the touch pad is being uncooperative
I purchased a new Acer laptop about a week ago. Everything on it works just fine with the exception that the touch pad acts strange at times. Sometimes, it clicks a check box when I scroll over it ...
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Disabling Tap to Click on Dell Latitude D830 is broken
I have disabled Tap to Click in Touchpad Settings. I click "Apply." However, whenever I tap the touchpad, it registers as a click.
Can anyone help me? I have to use the Touchpad for scrolling and ...
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Configuring touchpad on Linux
I want to make the following personalizations to my touchpad configs:
Using two-finger tap to do middle click (already did with "synclient TapButton2=2 && synclient TapButton3=3"
Enabling ...
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Laptop touchpad response badly when on power supply?
I have HP pavilion 2200 series laptop with AMD processor, 1GB RAM, on board nvidia display card. It suddenly cause following problem:
When the adapter is unplugged, the touchpad works correctly and ...
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Right click on touchpad isn't working in Ubuntu
I have a problem with my HP Pavilion DV6 touchpad. Right-click is not working. It is registered as a left click.
Ubuntu version 10.10, kernel release 2.6.35-31-generic.
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Intellipoint conflicts with Alps?
Have an ALPS touchpad on a laptop. Default install of Win7 x64 it worked fine. Installed Intellipoint for a Microsoft USB mouse and suddenly the touchpad is all skittish (only responds to certain ...
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Cleaning the sticky keys of a touchpad on a laptop [closed]
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Unpacking a laptop touchpad to clean it
How do I access and clean the area around my laptop's touchpad?
I accidentally got some apple juice under my laptop keys. It was ...
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Software for disabling touchpad when external mouse is connected
In How to disable my netbook's touchpad when a usb mouse is connected I could not find an answer for my question.
Some laptops have drivers that automatically disable touchpad when external mouse ...
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Left bottom button of touchpad of Lenovo T400 became not working gradually
I bought my T400 brand new from Lenovo at the end of 2009, but I didn't use it often until one year ago. A month ago, the left bottom button of touchpad of Lenovo T400 started to respond slowly (need ...
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Improve FN Keys and Touchpads on Windows Laptops
Is there software that improves the fn keys and touchpads on Windows laptops? I'm sick of the inconstancy and the bugginess. it'd be nice to have some open source software to make it a better ...
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Touchpad on MacBook is shiny?
I noticed that the touchpad was getting a little shiny on the middle-most part. I just want to know if there's a way to clean this and restore the laptop to its previous texture? If there's no way to ...
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Touchpad, weird issue
I have an HP Elitebook 8730w laptop. After a reinstall, my touchpad has stopped working lately. In Windows, when I use the touchpad, the pointer doesn't move at all and Windows starts producing ...
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How can I configure my Sentelic touchpad to scroll more slowly?
I just bought an MSI CR640-035US laptop computer with a Sentelic touchpad. The touchpad's "page slider" option works in a frustrating way: sliding my finger up and down on the right side of the ...
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Where can I find drivers for my Sony Vaio touchpad?
The other day while I was clearing some space on my Sony Vaio PCG-71312L, I accidentally deleted the touchpad's driver. The mouse itself is fine, it's just that the scrolling is not working.
I looked ...
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Windows 7 Synaptics TouchPad driver
I've discovered there's an abundance of different variants of Syntaptics touchpad drivers, all with different annoying features. When installing Windows 7, I first tried the proper, latest Synaptic ...
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Will HP Touchpad Keyboard work with Windows PC?
The HP Touchpad Keyboard, designed for use with WebOS devices, looks like a neat, well-made and relatively cheap Bluetooth keyboard that would work well with a Windows media PC, however I'm not sure ...
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Cannot change Touchpad settings in openSUSE on HP Pavilion dm4-2015dx
I'm running openSUSE 11.4 on a HP pavilion dm4, with the kernel updated to 3.0.1.
I've had many hardware/drivers issues, but I managed to solve them all except for the Touchpad drivers.
The Touchpad ...
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Unable to disable touchpad on HP ProBook 4520s running Windows 7
The touchpad on HP ProBook 4520s is just too sensitive. Is it possible to disable this on Windows 7.
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Touchpad scrolling is not happening in Slackware 13? [closed]
Although other functions are working properly..little bemused...only the scrolling not happening..
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Do any of the Synaptics touchpads come close to Apple's? [closed]
I own a 2007 Macbook Pro and am looking to buy a new notebook for school.
My first option is a new Macbook Pro, but I am considering a PC because I can get one for about 40% less than the Macbook. I ...
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Acer Aspire touchpad (ALPS) not working under OpenSUSE
My touchpad is detected as a PS/2 mouse under OpenSUSE. Under Windows, it supports multi-touch or something and works very well.
Can anyone help me fix this?
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Sony Vaio VGN-SZ71vn - Touchpad not working after clean install of Windows 7
After clean install of windows 7 64 bit Ultimate, the touch pad doesn't work. Please help.
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Touchpad sensitivity scales to virtual screen dimensions
I am experimenting with attaching a second monitor to my Ubuntu Natty laptop, and I have noticed an annoying "feature" that makes any multi-monitor setup so unusable that I actually prefer my ...
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Dell Latitude E6510
Need help with enabling the touchpad on a Dell Latitude E6510. When I boot it up I can't get the touchpad to work and am unable to login to windows7. How do I activate it without a mouse?
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How does touchpad in laptop detect a tap?
I just wonder, how does the touchpad detect your tap? Does it detect by pressure?
I tried to tap it with my fingernail, it didn't respond. It only respond if I tap if with my finger tip.
I am using ...
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Synaptics Touchpad Behaving Strangely
My touchpad has suddenly become unusable. I can move the cursor with it, but clicking with the left mouse button seems to have little effect. When I drag the cursor over text, it seems to highlight ...
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How to disable touchpad on Windows 7?
How can I disable the touchpad completely on Windows 7?
I have an Acer Aspire 5738Z. The reason that I want to disable the touchpad is that it at times decides to go haywire, clicking all over the ...
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Touch pad click not working on acer laptop
I have two operating systems Windows XP on My Laptop. In one OS cursors move using touchpad but click not working on touchpad.
In the bottom side there is there is button for click and right click.
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Touchpad stopped working for Toshiba NB505 Netbook
I installed Windows 7 ultimate for my netbook and my touchpad was working fine, but when I restarted my computer, touch pad stopped working. Touchpad buttons do not work either. I tried reinstalling ...
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Ubuntu synaptics touchpad is too sensitive
I recently switched from Windows to Linux (Linux Mint specifically) on my IBM T61 laptop. Since making the switch, my touchpad has been nearly unusable. When I place one finger on the touchpad, ...
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Fixing Samsung SF310 Trackpad
I have recently bought a Samsung SF310 and the track pad is atrocious, not bad... COMPLETELY abysmal...
Anyway I doubt it, but is there any way to turn it into a normal track pad so the buttons do ...
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How to enable the touchpad on a Compaq Presario?
I accidentally disabled the touchpad on a laptop (Presario CQ62 running Windows. I think I must have hit some shortcut key. How can I enable it again?
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Touchpad on my laptop doesn't work after logging in to gnome
I am using Ubuntu 10.10. I have my touchpad working till the gnome login screen. But once I login it doesn't work.
tail /var/log/Xorg.0.log gives me this error.
[ 42.610] (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics ...
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trackpad on laptop in Slackware 13.37 not very sensitive
I was using Slackware 13.1 and working on my laptop with its trackpad and it was all Ok. When I installed 13.37 my trackpad became somewhat insensible. I have to push it harder than usual to make it ...
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Cherry XS Tochpad deaktivate mouse click
I have a Cherry XS Touchpad Keyboard G84-5500 and would like to disable the touch/click action on the touchpad. Does anyone know how to do this?
I'd prefer a solution whereby this can be configured ...
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touchpad unglued
The surface of the touchpad on my Sony Vaio Y has come unglued on one side. It still works perfectly, but it's annoying. Would it be safe to squirt a little glue underneath to stick it back down?
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Why touchpad glitches when Ethernet cable is connected?
I have two laptops (black and white) both connected to the same mains.
when I then with Ethernet cable and connect black laptop to AC adaptor, white laptops's touchpad starts glitching: can't ...
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How to disable click on touch pad?
I have a laptop with a touch pad running Windows 7 for HP EliteBook 8730w. I find it really annoying that it takes clicks from the touch pad surface.
How can I disable clicks originating from the ...
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Adobe Reader plugin for Firefox steals touchpad scrolling input
When a PDF file is open in Firefox 4 in the Adobe Reader plugin, I am unable to scroll using the touchpad multi-touch gestures in other pages in the browser. Instead, the scrolling input is stolen by ...
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Disable touchpad on tablet
I use a tablet PC and I use the touch screen for navigating, so I would like to permanently disable the touchpad on the laptop. I've tried a few things but nothing seems to work.
I've tried ...
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Software to increase touch pad functionality in Windows XP?
Are there any tools and software for laptop touch-pad to give some additional functionality, like multi touch, clicking on touchpad as screen (touching a location on touchpad will move mouse at same ...
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Why does holding the top right corner of my touchpad launch Media Player?
I've noticed that when I have a finger on the top right corner of my touchpad for five seconds, Windows Media Player launches. This is rather annoying and seems like an absurd default behavior, but I ...
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laptop touchpad software
In laptop store i saw a laptop, which provides user to make additional functions by using touchpad.
For example if you move two fingers seperately it makes zoom in, if you move your finger up and ...
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Xorg.conf is being annoying. Won't admit that mouse exists
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 running in Wubi (I haven't gotten around to making it a permanent installation, even after 6 months). My synaptics touchpad is recognized in the pointing devices panel, saying ...
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How to re-enable my touchpad on Linux?
My touchpad is not working in my user on Ubuntu 10.10. However, when I logon as another user it works fine. I tried using synclient on my user and it says that TouchpadOff=1. I wonder what could be ...
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Touchpad click feature fails on login to XP
I have an HP pavilion zd7005qv laptop, dual booted with XP Pro and Ubuntu 10.04. The tap to click feature on the touchpad works in Ubuntu and on the log in screen in XP but as soon as I am logged in ...
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Touchpad seems to auto click
The touchpad on my Acer aspire 2930z seem to automatically click the left click button , this happens on both windows vista and on Ubuntu 10.10 with out me doing anything , so i have to keep it ...
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Ergonomics of Touchpad and TrackPoint [closed]
In terms of ergonomics, is there a consensus that either Trackpoints (e.g. Lenovo) or Touchpads (e.g. Macbook) are more ergonomic? If so, what is the consensus?
