TOSHIBA NB205 Netbook [Touchpad Not Working]

[Fenryr]

Hello,
First of all Thank You for all your hard work, my problem is with the touchpad of my TOSHIBA NB205.
I searched in your wiki and forum and I could not find an answer to my problem, if by chance I missed it then accept my apology. I am using Salix Xfce 14.0 x32 and it detects my touchpad as AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint, I don't know if it is detecting it correctly or not as I have never being able to make it work in this or earlier versions of Salix. In Linux terms I am a Newbie, I have tried many other Linux distros; however this has proven to be the most promising for my laptop [netbook]. If I could get the touchpad working, well that would be the icing on the cake as the saying goes; any ways Thanks and happy holidays.

[mimosa]

Please post the output of the command that makes you think it is being detected, and any other specific details you have. What things have you tried to make it work? Does it work out of the box with any other distros?

With any luck somebody out there has one of these at home and can just say how they did it ...

[Fenryr]

Well when I said it detected it as AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint, what I meant is that this is how it shows up as when I when to the mouse and touchpad settings. As I said before I am a newbie in the Linux world, and the Terminal Emulator is still somewhat of an enigma to me; I don't know a whole lot of commands. However I can follow directions, and any help that I can get will be appreciated; I have been in the Windows world for quite a while and Windows 7 Starter Edition that came with my netbook made me sick. I mean something as petty as changing your desktop wallpaper is not allow in Windows 7 Starter Edition, so I have been distro hopping; and the answer to your question is no I have not been able to get any of the distros that I have tried so far to get my touchpad working. I have tried ubuntu, magea, cent os, Linus Mint, mandriva, chakra os, etc. and none seem to get my touchpad working; I am starting starting to think that I might as well be looking for the Holy Grail LOL! Any ways sorry for rambling... Thanks

[mimosa]

Windows 7 Starter Edition that came with my netbook made me sick

If it drove you to Linux, it was useful for something.

If this can be solved anywhere, it's a fair bet you can get it working with Salix. Am I right in assuming that the touchpad works flawlessly with Windows? That would suggest it isn't a hardware problem (which would otherwise be the first thing to consider).

I'm afraid all I know is how to turn the touchpad off (for a Linux newbie friend who doesn't like it). I hope somebody more knowledgeable than me will wade in shortly.

However, just to get the ball rolling, try (in terminal):

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synclient -l

which may reveal something about what the OS thinks about the touchpad -- and post the output here.

For an introduction to the console, see Chapter 4 of the Salix user guide, and

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www.tuxfiles.com

which is out of date but ageless.

Also, have you tried searching for the laptop or touchpad model and "Linux" (or "Slackware")? Such searches can produce so many false trails that any useful information is the proverbial needle in a haystack, but the answer is probably there somewhere if there is one. Be warned, you may quickly develop an allergy to the words "doesn't work"

www.linuxquestions.org is also an excellent resource.

[Fenryr]

Hello mimosa,
Yes you are correct the touchpad works fine with windows, I tried the command "synclient -l" and I got the following:
Parameter settings:
LeftEdge = 153
RightEdge = 870
TopEdge = 115
BottomEdge = 652
FingerLow = 12
FingerHigh = 15
FingerPress = 128
MaxTapTime = 180
MaxTapMove = 56
MaxDoubleTapTime = 180
SingleTapTimeout = 180
ClickTime = 100
FastTaps = 0
EmulateMidButtonTime = 75
EmulateTwoFingerMinZ = 141
EmulateTwoFingerMinW = 7
VertScrollDelta = 25
HorizScrollDelta = 25
VertEdgeScroll = 1
HorizEdgeScroll = 1
CornerCoasting = 0
VertTwoFingerScroll = 0
HorizTwoFingerScroll = 0
MinSpeed = 1
MaxSpeed = 1.75
AccelFactor = 0.156495
TrackstickSpeed = 40
EdgeMotionMinZ = 15
EdgeMotionMaxZ = 80
EdgeMotionMinSpeed = 1
EdgeMotionMaxSpeed = 102
EdgeMotionUseAlways = 0
TouchpadOff = 0
LockedDrags = 0
LockedDragTimeout = 5000
RTCornerButton = 0
RBCornerButton = 0
LTCornerButton = 0
LBCornerButton = 0
TapButton1 = 1
TapButton2 = 3
TapButton3 = 2
ClickFinger1 = 1
ClickFinger2 = 1
ClickFinger3 = 1
CircularScrolling = 0
CircScrollDelta = 0.1
CircScrollTrigger = 0
CircularPad = 0
PalmDetect = 0
PalmMinWidth = 10
PalmMinZ = 100
CoastingSpeed = 20
CoastingFriction = 50
PressureMotionMinZ = 15
PressureMotionMaxZ = 80
PressureMotionMinFactor = 1
PressureMotionMaxFactor = 1
GrabEventDevice = 1
TapAndDragGesture = 1
AreaLeftEdge = 0
AreaRightEdge = 0
AreaTopEdge = 0
AreaBottomEdge = 0
HorizHysteresis = 6
VertHysteresis = 6
ClickPad = 0
However I not able to make much sense out of this, anyways my touchpad not working is not really a deal breaker for me; also I do appreciate your input regarding this matter. Like you you said sooner or later someone will figure it out eventually, besides I also prefer the mouse and I just want it working as a mouse fall back. Any ways mimosa Thank You for trying to help me out, I have done a lot of searches; and as you said I have not found anything useful yet. I will keep looking. Happy Holidays to You.

[gapan]

That shows that the touchpad is actually recognized. How is it not working? Are you sure there isn't a switch somewhere on your laptop that just enables/disables it?

[Fenryr]

Hello gapan
Well there is this key combination that I used with windows based OS i.e. XP & Windows 7, and that is the FN key + F9 key; this is what is used in windows to toggle the touchpad ON and OFF. However this does nothing in Salix OS or any of the other Linux Operating Systems that I have tried up to now. Perhaps you might have an idea as to why this doesn't work with Linux OS's. Thanks