Hi, a new issue of the XFree86 4.x driver for the Synaptics touchpad is available at http://mobilix.org/software.html The driver is programmed by Stefan Gmeiner.
Werner Changes: Works with the two-dimensional scroll wheel. Features - Movement with adjustable, non-linear acceleration and speed (Options: MinSpeed, MaxSpeed, AccelFactor) - Button events through short touching of the touchpad (Options: MaxTapTime, MaxTapMove) - Double-Button events through double short touching of the touchpad - Dragging through short touching and holding down the finger on the touchpad - Middle and right button events on the upper and lower corner of the touchpad (Option: Edges) - Scrolling (button four and five events) through moving the finger on the right side of the touchpad (Options: Edges, VertScrollDelta) - The up/down button sends button four/five events - Adjustable finger detection (Option: Finger) - Ext Mouse repeater support - Alpha! (Option: Repeater) - Multifinger taps: two finger for middle button and three finger for right button events - Online configuration through short-memory (in development) (Option: SHMConfig) It works with this machines and probably other laptops (please let me know your results). - Acer TravelMate 210TEV - Acer TravelMate 630 - Acer TravelMate 739TL - COMPAQ EVO N160 - COMPAQ Presario 1213EA - DELL Inspiron 2500 - DELL Inspiron 8000 - DELL Latitude C800 - Gateway Solo 9300 - Gericom M6T - Gericom Webboy - HP Omnibook XE3 500 - Medion MD9580-F - Aldi (Nord) - Samsung GT8800DXV -- |=| Werner Heuser = Keplerstr. 11A = D-10589 Berlin = Germany |=| <wehe_AT_mobilix.org> T. 0049 - (0)30 - 349 53 86 |=| http://MobiliX.org UniX on Mobile Systems: HOWTOs,Software |=| http://Xtops.DE Laptops+PDAs pre-installed with UniX |*| This is no time for phony rhetoric -- Lou Reed