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Problem with touchpad left button in Ubuntu 10.10

Asked by Juan Carlos Correa

Hi:

This problem occurs when using the combination of touchpad and left botton. For example, when I try to select text in a document, when I'm selecting the text (left touchpad button) suddenly, the text is deselected. Another example: when I'm going to move a tab on any web browser, it's released. Also if I click on another tab it's closed. Also if I click in a link this opens in a new tab.
I tested this in ubuntu 11.04 and I have no problem. I installed Windows XP as well and the touchpad works well)

My laptop is a HP 500, intel pentium M

Kernel 2.6.38

Thanks in advance

PS: Sorry my english

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Try:

sudo -i
echo options psmouse proto=exps > /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.conf
exit

Reboot to test

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Juan Carlos Correa (juanzeppelin) said : 		#2

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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Juan Carlos Correa (juanzeppelin) said : 		#3

Haha,I pressed the feedback button : ) but I want to add: which is the reason of this problem? why it occurs in ubuntu 10.10 and not in 11.04

Many thanks actionparsnip

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

The psmouse module drives the device, but it need the extra option: proto=exps to work, the config file you made tells the OS to use this extra option which makes it work.