Compaq X1010ca new kernel => touchpad problems

akira · n00b Joined: 20 Jan 2004 Posts: 3

I just got gentoo setup and running on the compaq X1010CA, the touchpad worked fine under gentoo-sources 2.4.22 but the power consumption was way too high. I switched to 2.6.1 gentoo-dev-sources and I got the centrino power settings all done up, heck even my USB mouse started working with no messing around. Now here is my problem, the touch pad does not work well anymore, its really jumpy and i can not tap it to preform a click, also the scroll portion on the side does not work anymore for scrolling, just moves the pointer, although this is no big deal. I can still click using the thumb buttons, but I would like the touch pad worked out. Any ideas?

MyZelF · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:12 pm Post subject:

soda_popstar · Apprentice Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 177

AFAIK, Compaq Presario + 2.6.x = no touchpad. :cry:

I should know, I've followed practically every HowTo on these forums and on other sites and it's never worked for me. I must have recompiled my kernel and reconfigured my XF86Config a thousand times and it never works. You'll have to stick to 2.4.x.

But if you find out a way to do it with 2.6.x, let me know!

akira · n00b Joined: 20 Jan 2004 Posts: 3

I got it working, had to manually enter the config line for synaptics touchpad drivers in the kernel config, and install the updated synaptics driver from Peter Osterlund - found here: http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html. Read the INSTALL file for the detailed kernel config requirements! Good luck to you soda_popstar and MyZelf.