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May 25th, 2007 16:00
Dell, touchpads, Linux, and Me
Will the new E1505n have an Alps touchpad? If yes, will a person who is not a computer-science major be able to disable the maniacal tap-to-click feature in less than six hours?
On a related note, I have an Inspiron 6000, and I've had to abandon several Linux distros on this notebook because I could never disable the tap-to-click feature, despite great effort. I am hoping that the introduction of the Ubuntu E1505n means that I'll be able to use that touchpad driver on my Inspiron 6000. Thoughts?
Last question: What about WPA2 support for the Intel wireless?
On a related note, I have an Inspiron 6000, and I've had to abandon several Linux distros on this notebook because I could never disable the tap-to-click feature, despite great effort. I am hoping that the introduction of the Ubuntu E1505n means that I'll be able to use that touchpad driver on my Inspiron 6000. Thoughts?
Last question: What about WPA2 support for the Intel wireless?
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hotshotDJ
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May 25th, 2007 16:00
Option "MaxTapTime" 0
For me, WPA2 worked "out of the box" with Feisty and the Intel wireless.
McSmarty Pants
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May 25th, 2007 17:00
Always!
"The easiest way is to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf by adding the following line to the Input Devices section for the touchpad:
"Option "MaxTapTime" 0"
It can't possibly be that easy. (But I'm going to try it anyway.) I have tried editing all kinds of files, recompiling kernels, etc., etc.
"For me, WPA2 worked "out of the box" with Feisty and the Intel wireless."
I haven't tried Feisty yet, but I'll definitely give it a shot now that I know this.
Thanks for your responses... If you're advice works, I'm going to be a very happy man.
meuge
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May 29th, 2007 12:00
Works out of the box for me.
candtalan
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June 1st, 2007 19:00
extract from xorg.conf
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "synaptics"
Identifier "Mouse[3]"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"
Option "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "MaxTapTime" "0"
# above line insert by alan
Option "VertScrollDelta" "0"
# above line insert by alan
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
# above line insert by alan
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 300 230
HorizSync 31-48
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "1024X LAPTOP DISPLAY PANEL"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "DELL"
VertRefresh 59-75
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection
McSmarty Pants
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June 3rd, 2007 11:00
Disabled tap-to-click easily as per above instructions (thanks, yo). Got WPA2 to work without too much trouble (not out-of-the-box, though).
Decidedly on the hook:
I'm getting random and frequent lock ups with Feisty 7.04... I've never had this problem with *any* distribution of Linux before. :(
Message Edited by McSmarty Pants on 06-03-2007 07:15 AM