The synaptics driver is usually the way to go. Check if it's installed by dpkg -l | grep synaptics, if not then apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics.
Usually any options you want will have to be configured as the defaults are pretty basic, the archlinux wiki has some good info on the options: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics The default configuration is in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf Cheers, chillfan On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:46 PM, fuumind <fuum...@openmailbox.org> wrote: > Thanks for the link! > > My kernel went from 3.16 to 4.4 but still no scrolling. > > also: > > lsmod|grep -iE "apple|cyapa|sermouse|synap|psmouse|vsxx|bcm" > btbcm 16384 1 btusb > bluetooth 516096 24 bnep,btbcm,btrtl,btusb,btintel > psmouse 122880 0 > > And freeciv looks a lot nicer as well :) > > Maybe there are some configuration changes needing to be done for X after > all. > > /fuumind > > On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:20:03 +0100 > David Hare <davidah...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> deb http://packages.devuan.org/merged jessie-backports main >> >> in your sources.list.. Do be careful to comment that line immediately >> after use, I'm not the only one who had problems with unintentional >> "upgrades" from backports. >> >> Some of my posts might not have made the list properly, my usual mail >> client is temporarily out of order. >> >> >> >> On 26 April 2016 at 08:12, fuumind <fuum...@openmailbox.org> wrote: >> > I doubt that my hardware is too new. It is a Dell Latitude E6410 that >> I bought second hand a couple of years ago. :) >> > >> > How would I go about upgrading to a backported kernel? Is there a repo >> somewhere I can use or do I need to build it myself? >> > >> > /fuumind >> > >> > >> > On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 21:27:39 -0400 >> > Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote: >> > >> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 02:01:46AM +0100, David Hare wrote: >> >> > On 26 April 2016 at 02:00, David Hare <davidah...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > I recently did a devuan-based install on a quite new Dell >> laptop. >> >> > > Many things did not work properly (sound, wlan, touchpad). A >> newer >> >> > > "backport" kernel sorted it all. >> >> > > >> >> > > On 25 April 2016 at 20:19, fuumind <fuum...@openmailbox.org> >> wrote: >> >> > >> Hi! >> >> > >> >> >> > >> I am trying to get touchpad scrolling working on my new Devuan >> setup. So far I've figured out that it is probably pmouse that >> is driving the hardware by stealing the following from >> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/131432/which-driver-is-handling-my-touchpad >> : >> >> >> >> >> >> I've been using devuan since sometime last year on an old eeepc >> >> netbook, maybe 5 years old. It just worked. Could it be that your >> >> hardware is too new? I find its touchpad to be something of a >> nuisance. >> >> I touch it by accident and things go strange. I prefer to use my USB >> >> wireless mouse. >> >> >> >> David Hare had success with a backported kernel. >> >> >> >> I've had problems like this a few times with new hardware. My ten >> year >> >> old server wouldn't do X when it was new. Regular updates, and it >> >> worked fine after about six months. >> >> >> >> Mind you, as a server it was OK that it only did text terminals for a >> >> while. >> >> >> >> -- hendrik >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> lsmod|grep -iE "apple|cyapa|sermouse|synap|psmouse|vsxx|bcm" >> >> > >> >> >> > >> and getting >> >> > >> >> >> > >> psmouse 99249 0 >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Apart from this all I seem to be able to find on the net is alot >> about setting up X for synaptics. >> >> > >> >> >> > >> As I am unsure how to proceed I would appreciate any guidance! >> >> > >> >> >> > >> /fuumind >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > >> Dng mailing list >> >> > >> Dng@lists.dyne.org >> >> > >> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Dng mailing list >> >> > Dng@lists.dyne.org >> >> > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Dng mailing list >> >> Dng@lists.dyne.org >> >> https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >> > >> > >> > -- >> > fuumind <fuum...@openmailbox.org> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Dng mailing list >> > Dng@lists.dyne.org >> > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng -- Take back your privacy. Switch to www.StartMail.com _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
