<div dir="ltr"><div><div>synclient message means what it says "No synaptics driver is loaded". The OS does not find any information about it, maybe because the hardware is not connected, maybe because it has no configuration to load the module.<br><br></div>This notebook has any form to cancel the trackpad movements? Some notebooks have a keyboard shortcut to make null any interactions with trackpad. In case it has this shortcut, maybe your device is not logically diconnected to the system.<br><br><b>/etc/modprobe.d/touchpad.conf</b> and <b>/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-touchpad.conf</b> must have the same owner and permissions to the other files on the folder.<br><br></div>Probably <b>owner: root</b>, and <b>permission: read for owner</b>, <b>group and others, and write only for owner</b> (-rw-r--r--)<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Another page for you to check as reference is this: <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-11-26 17:19 GMT-02:00 Walter Orsi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walter.orsi.uy@gmail.com" target="_blank">walter.orsi.uy@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Andre:<br><br></div>I gotta check ownership and permissions of both files, <b>/etc/modprobe.d/touchpad.conf</b> and <b>/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-touchpad.conf</b>??<br><br></div>Who should be the owner and what permissions should I set up?<br><br></div>Sorry if the questions are too silly.<br><br></div>By the way, what does it mean the result that synclient displayed (<i>Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?)??<br><br></i></div>Thanks<i> </i>to everyone for your support and help.<br></div><div class=""><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-11-24 11:34 GMT-03:00 Andre Campos Rodovalho <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andre.rodovalho@gmail.com" target="_blank">andre.rodovalho@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Following the instructions of Eric's Link, you might need to create the<b> /etc/modprobe.d/touchpad.conf </b>file, than put the content:<br><pre>options psmouse proto=auto</pre><br><br>After that create <b>/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-touchpad.conf</b> with the content:<br><pre>Section "InputClass" Identifier "touchpad" MatchIsTouchpad "on" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Driver "synaptics" Option "TapButton1" "1" Option "VertEdgeScroll" "on" EndSection</pre><br></div>Check for files ownership and permissions.. Than reboot to test!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><img src="http://www.webativo.com/uploads/files/ass_andre.png"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div> <br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-11-24 12:17 GMT-02:00 Andre Campos Rodovalho <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andre.rodovalho@gmail.com" target="_blank">andre.rodovalho@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>There is no <b>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</b> in Lubuntu by default...<br><br></div>In Ubuntu, this file is replaced by others files begining with numbers inside the directory<b> /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/</b><br><br></div>You can create any file with the <u>xorg.conf</u> file format inside this directory. The number on filenames is only for processing order...<div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <br><div class="gmail_quote">2015-11-24 11:43 GMT-02:00 Walter Orsi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walter.orsi.uy@gmail.com" target="_blank">walter.orsi.uy@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Eric,<br><br></div>Thank you for your ideas and information, too.<br><br></div>I've messed with xorg.config, though I couldn't make it work, yet.<br><br></div>Sorry for my ignorance but is xorg.config a file itself? What I've found on my Lubuntu is that xorg.config is a directory. Inside of it there are several files (50-synaptics..., 10-synaptics) that seem to be related with the touchpad... at least that what it seemed to me after reading some things about it on the web looking for a solution.<br><br></div>Once again, thank you and thanks to every one who has given me part of his time to answer my e-mail and give me some guide.<span><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888">Walter<br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>2015-11-23 23:46 GMT-03:00 Eric Bradshaw <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ericbradshaw@computers4christians.org" target="_blank">ericbradshaw@computers4christians.org</a>></span>:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div><span><div>Israel and Brendan: </div><div> </div><div>Thanks you both for your answers and sorry for the lack of additional </div><div>information. </div><div> </div><div>I'll begin with the general information: </div><div> </div><div>- lsb_release command displays the following about the version of Lubuntu </div><div>I'm using: </div><div>Distributor ID: Ubuntu </div><div>Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS </div><div>Codename: trusty </div><div>- I'm using the 32-bits version of Lubuntu though I've recently discovered </div><div>(running dmidecode command) my notebook supports 64-bits. </div><div>- dmidecode and lshw commands display the following about Processor and </div><div>Base Board: </div><div>Processor Information </div><div> Version: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N550 @ 1.50GHz </div><div>Base Board Information </div><div> Manufacturer: INTEL Corporation </div><div> Product Name: Tiger Hill </div><div> </div><div>However, according to a brochure I have, my notebook has the following: </div></span><div>- Processor: Intel? AtomTM Dual Core N2600 </div><span><div>- Chipset: NM10 Express </div><div> </div><div>- It's brand name is OLIDATA (kinda unknown world-wide, actually) </div><div> </div><div>lsusb command displayed the following: </div><div>Bus 001 Device 003: ID 152d:0313 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA </div><div>Technology Corp. </div><div>Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub </div><div>Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub </div><div>Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub </div><div>Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub </div><div>Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1bcf:0007 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Optical </div><div>Mouse </div><div>Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub </div><div> </div><div>I also run lshw command but it dislpayed a lot of info and I really don't </div><div>know which one would be usefull for this purpose (usb, pci, isa, ide...) </div><div> </div><div>lshw information about isa bridge, ide interface and some usb controllers </div><div>confirms some of the information of the brochure mentioned above: </div><div> </div><div>usb:0 </div></span><div> descripci?n: USB controller </div><span><div> producto: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 </div><div> fabricante: Intel Corporation </div><div>usb:1 </div></span><div> descripci?n: USB controller </div><span><div> producto: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 </div><div> fabricante: Intel Corporation </div><div>usb:2 </div></span><div> descripci?n: USB controller </div><span><div> producto: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 </div><div> fabricante: Intel Corporation </div><div>usb:3 </div></span><div> descripci?n: USB controller </div><span><div> producto: NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 </div><div> fabricante: Intel Corporation </div><div>usb:4 </div></span><div> descripci?n: USB controller </div><span><div> producto: NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller </div><div> fabricante: Intel Corporation </div><div>isa </div></span><div> descripci?n: ISA bridge </div><span><div> producto: NM10 Family LPC Controller </div><div> fabricante: Intel Corporation </div><div>ide </div></span><div> descripci?n: IDE interface </div><span><div> producto: NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] </div><div> fabricante: Intel Corporation </div><div> </div><div>I also run synclient command as Brendan suggested and got this answer: </div><div> </div></span><div>*Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?* </div><div> </div><div>Best regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Walter,</div><div><br></div><div>I'm no expert on track pads, but whenever I've needed one to work, or work better; I've almost always had to mess with/create an xorg.conf file to address it.</div><div><br></div><div>gksudo leafpad /etc/X11/xorg.conf</div><div><br></div><div>Searching the Internet for your laptop specs led me to believe it's very similar (if not the same computer without a famous name) to an Acer Aspire D270. So, if you find an xorg.config for that laptop, you may want to try it and/or tweak it from someone elses.</div><div><br></div><div>And even though the following page is intended for Gentoo Linux (so a lot of it won't apply), it includes an xorg section that seems to address the trackpad among other things. You may want to check it out.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://dweezil.be/aod270/" target="_blank">https://dweezil.be/aod270/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Eric</div><div>--</div><div>Thank You,</div><div>God Bless You,</div><div><font style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Computers</font><font style="color:rgb(0,102,0)">4</font><font style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">Christians</font></div><div><a href="http://Computers4Christians.org/" target="_blank">http://Computers4Christians.org/</a></div></div><br></div></div><span>--<br> Lubuntu-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</a><br> <br></span></blockquote></div><br></div> <br>--<br> Lubuntu-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> </div></div><br>--<br> Lubuntu-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br></div></div>