Work around from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SamsungSeries9 ...
Set the psmouse driver protocol. sudo su echo options psmouse proto=exps > /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe reboot This enables right-clicking, but removes the ability to control other touchpad features. For example, you cannot disable touch-clicking. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/944961 Title: Can't enable Right Button Area on Elantech ETPS/2 Clickpad Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Running precise amd64. I used the script posted on ubuntu-devel to try to enable right-click on the Elantech clickpad of my Asus UX31E. Here is the script: The script ends with the following line: xinput set-prop "$1" "Synaptics Right Button Area" $left $right $top $bottom I get the following error returned: property Synaptics Right Button Area doesn't exist, you need to specify its type and format ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.5.99~git20120223-0ubuntu1 Uname: Linux 3.3.0-030300rc5-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 2 11:56:54 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DpkgLog: InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120127.2) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. UX31E ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-030300rc5-generic root=UUID=6fb5c681-fd2b-4e0a-a9a0-d4a1acb88cce ro quiet splash elevator=noop vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: UX31E.210 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: UX31E dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrUX31E.210:bd12/26/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnUX31E:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnUX31E:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: UX31E dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu5 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.1-0ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.1-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/944961/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
