Bug#528709: Problem Solved
Mattia Dongili wrote: I had the same setup in xorg.conf for several years, but apparently the latest version of the synaptics driver prefers to be configured via HAL. This is not well-documented in the README or NEWS files. There is a brief mention of auto-configuration and HAL in README.Debian but then it goes on to describe manual configuration using xorg.conf, which is seemingly not the proper method now. well, I wouldn't say "proper". Anyway, can you suggest a change to the README or NEWS file that would help clearing this out? This is really only a problem for people upgrading from a previous version who had custom settings in xorg.conf and who also use synclient/syndaemon. At least I didn't notice any problem until I realized that syndaemon wasn't working any more. In terms of that I think it needs to be made clear that if HAL is in use then settings changes should now be made via an fdi file, whereas if HAL is not in use then changes should be made to xorg.conf as in previous versions of the driver. At least that's how I'm understanding it. After the discussion of enabling tapping, NEWS says: Note that the configuration will not be permanently modified, to do so assign the above option values in your xorg.conf or custom fdi file Maybe it would be better to say something like: Note that the configuration will not be permanently modified. To do so assign the above option values in a custom fdi file (if HAL is in use) or in xorg.conf (if HAL is not in use). Similarly, in the README, it mentions both methods but doesn't say anything about under what circumstances one or the other is preferred. Perhaps you could add something like this to the section on auto-configuration: If your system is using HAL then a custom fdi file is the preferred way to configure the driver. If you have existing settings in xorg.conf from a previous version of the driver and your system is using HAL then those settings should be migrated to a custom fdi file. See the comments in the default file for details of the syntax. Perhaps the post-install script could even notify the user that he should read the NEWS file for information on the new configuration method. -- -| Bob Hauck (Brother Nail Gun of The Short Path) -| http://www.haucks.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#528709: Problem Solved
On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 09:28:13AM -0400, Bob Hauck wrote: > I finally figured out what the problem was. If I completely remove Hello! > any reference to synaptics from my xorg.conf then synclient and > syndaemon work as documented. Apparently it is not a good idea to > have configuration done both by xorg.conf and by HAL. exactly, You are configuring 2 different devices from Xorg's point of view. > I had the same setup in xorg.conf for several years, but apparently > the latest version of the synaptics driver prefers to be configured > via HAL. This is not well-documented in the README or NEWS files. > There is a brief mention of auto-configuration and HAL in > README.Debian but then it goes on to describe manual configuration > using xorg.conf, which is seemingly not the proper method now. well, I wouldn't say "proper". Anyway, can you suggest a change to the README or NEWS file that would help clearing this out? Thanks -- mattia :wq! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#528709: Problem Solved
I finally figured out what the problem was. If I completely remove any reference to synaptics from my xorg.conf then synclient and syndaemon work as documented. Apparently it is not a good idea to have configuration done both by xorg.conf and by HAL. I had the same setup in xorg.conf for several years, but apparently the latest version of the synaptics driver prefers to be configured via HAL. This is not well-documented in the README or NEWS files. There is a brief mention of auto-configuration and HAL in README.Debian but then it goes on to describe manual configuration using xorg.conf, which is seemingly not the proper method now. So the fix was as follows. I removed all references to the synaptics driver from my xorg.conf, then restarted X. At that point I could use synclient to configure the touchpad as documented in the man page. To make my settings permanent, I copied the default fdi file from: /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/11-x11-synaptics.fdi to: /etc/hal/fdi/11-x11-synaptics.fdi Then I edited that file to set my configuration variables. After restarting HAL and X everything worked as it is supposed to. -- -| Bob Hauck (Brother Nail Gun of The Short Path) -| http://www.haucks.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
