synaptics touchpad problem

Hi Scott

Maybe you can start it in your Terminal with "gsynaptics".

Hi Scott

Maybe you can start it in your Terminal with "gsynaptics".

That still did not work. I'm using Kubuntu 8.10 64bit. I tried the [gsynaptics]
and it did not work. I'm new to linux and having a hard time with the terminal thing.

sudo apt-get install gsynaptics

The folowing line needs in the section of Synaptics driver in Xorg.conf

To edit xorg.conf

sudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

add this line to synaptics drivers section

        "SHMConfig" "true"

To use your setting values at each starting of Xserver, you have to run gsynaptics-init at the starting of Xserver.

or install Ksynaptics on kubuntu

sudo apt-get install ksynaptics

I still can't seem to get it right. I typed " sudo kate /etc/x11/xorg.conf " in the terminal and I got this.
What am I doing wrong? I really hate the tap to click on my touchpad. I don't know what to do please help me.

Thank you,

scott@scottspc:~$ sudo kate /etc/x11/org.conf
[sudo] password for scott:
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/tmp/kde-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kate(7082): createDoc
kate(7082) KateSessionManager::KateSessionManager: LOCAL SESSION DIR: "/home/s and cott/.kde/share/apps/kate/sessions"
kate(7082) KateApp::initKate: Setting KATE_PID: ' 7082 '
kate(7082) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(7082) KateMainWindow::KateMainWindow: **************************************************************************** 0x25dfcf0
kate(7082) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(7082) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(7082) KateDocManager::slotDocumentNameChanged: docname changed: "Untitled" -----> "Untitled"
kate(7082) KateDocManager::slotDocumentNameChanged: docname changed: "Untitled" -----> "org.conf"
Error: "/tmp/ksocket-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kate(7082) KToolInvocation::klauncher: klauncher not running... launching kdeinit
Error: "/tmp/kde-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/tmp/ksocket-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kdeinit4: Shutting down running client.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/klauncher
Error: "/tmp/ksocket-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/tmp/kde-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kded4
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kbuildsycoca4
kbuildsycoca4 running...
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kconf_update
kdeinit4: preparing to launch
kate(7082) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: true
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/knotify4
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-scott" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kate(7082): Couldn't start knotify from knotify4.desktop: "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/bin/knotify4'."

kate(7082) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: false
kate(7082) KateApp::startupKate: KateApplication::init finished successful
kate(7082) KateViewDocumentProxyModel::updateBackgrounds: true

I got this message with the above post of mine.

{The file /etc/xorg.conf could not be loaded, as it was not possible to read from it.

Check if you have read access to this file.}

I still am in need of help. This tap to click thing is really pissing me off. If I put a very little pressure on the pad went I'm moving the courser it clicks on some thing. HELP! HELP! HELP! PLEASE!

Thank you,
Scott

Taked from http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/810

"The X.Org configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) still has InputDevice entries for the mouse and keyboard, but they are ignored now because input-hotplug is used. The keyboard settings now come from /etc/default/console-setup; to change them please use sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup. After that, HAL and X need to be restarted (e.g., by rebooting your system). "

Hope this can help a bit

Thank you for all your help with this problem but I just switch form Kubuntu 8.10 to Ubuntu 8.10 and all my hardware works and it was much easier to get setup. To anyone having problem with Kubuntu 8.10 try Ubuntu 8.10 instead.

Thank you very much,
Scott