[Solved] Upside-down touchpad

[pwatk]

I have Sony VGN-SZ61WN/C laptop with an Alps touchpad that Xorg keeps detecting as upside-down. I've managed to work around this by reloading the psmouse module a few times but it's getting really annoying (especially after three or four goes).

Has anyone experienced this before and/or does anyone have a better fix?

Thanks.

[gapan]

Never seen anything like this. I have no idea why this happens to you, but if it happens randomly, I'm inclined to think it's a hardware error. If just removing the module and reloading it again fixes it, maybe you can automate that.

[pwatk]

I've gone as far as removing the keyboard and reseating the touchpad cable but that makes no difference. I've also tried reloading the psmouse module at start up but it doesn't always work first time.

I might install windows or another distro on a spare partition to see if it's Salix/Slackware specific or not.

[gapan]

My guess is that it isn't specific to slackware/salix. It could be specific to linux in general, but still I find that hard to believe. Or maybe specific to the kernel version in 13.37. Instead of installing another distro, there are these things these days, I think they're called live CDs.

[pwatk]

My guess is that it isn't specific to slackware/salix. It could be specific to linux in general, but still I find that hard to believe. Or maybe specific to the kernel version in 13.37. Instead of installing another distro, there are these things these days, I think they're called live CDs.

Well I was thinking of breaking out my set of DOS 6.22 diskettes to see if that helps.

[Shador]

Have a look at synclient. This provides a list of variables:

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synclient -l

Maybe there's something suitable.

[pwatk]

I've already tried specifying the top, bottom, left an right in the xorg configuration but it didn't help.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

[gapan]

Seems it's a hardware fault: http://doube.org/sztp.html

[pwatk]

I obviously need to refine my search skills .

[Shador]

I've already tried specifying the top, bottom, left an right in the xorg configuration but it didn't help.

I think I remember that option to be related to clicking or some special zones. Not to orientation.
Anyway, no such option to change the orientation then. I was just guessing there might be.