[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1433167] Re: Acer Aspire ES1-311-C9XM - Synaptics ClickPad soft buttons not configured out of the box

This bug can be worked around by doing the following: 1. mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d 2. cp /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ 3. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf to look like the file reproduced below. This sets up the bottom 25% of the touchpad as

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1433167] Re: Acer Aspire ES1-311-C9XM - Synaptics ClickPad soft buttons not configured out of the box

Finally, relevant to debugging - I see the following in the dmesg logs on startup: lws@daedalus:~$ dmesg | grep i2c [ 11.983106] i2c_hid i2c-SYN1B7F:01: failed to retrieve report from device. [ 11.991460] i2c_hid i2c-SYN1B7F:01: failed to retrieve report from device. [ 11.992128] i2c_hid

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1433167] Re: Acer Aspire ES1-311-C9XM - Synaptics ClickPad soft buttons not configured out of the box

Output of `synclient` before any tweaks are applied ** Attachment added: synclient_before.txt https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1433167/+attachment/4347954/+files/synclient_before.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 1433167] [NEW] Acer Aspire ES1-311-C9XM - Synaptics ClickPad soft buttons not configured out of the box

Public bug reported: The Acer ES1-311-C9XM is equipped with a Synaptics 'ClickPad', i.e. a touchpad with integrated 'click' button. The default settings assume that the ClickPad is just a normal touchpad with a single hardware mouse button. Basic touchpad functionality is OK. Multitouch features