On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 20:16 +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > kcmshell ksynaptics says... > > > > Shared Memory is not accessible. > > > > Please add the option 'SHMConfig "on"' into the touchpad section > > of /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > > and of course, there isn't any xorg.conf file - ignoring that, it says > > 'Using Driver' "none" - which of course is why my touchpad isn't > > happening. > > > > do I have to insmod/modprobe something? > > Create an /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-synaptics.fdi with the following contents: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <deviceinfo version="0.2"> > <device> > <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.touchpad"> > <merge key="input.x11_options.SHMConfig" > type="string">true</merge> > </match> > </device> > </deviceinfo> > > Using xorg.conf for input configuration is obsolete and should no longer be > done. > > Be warned that SHMConfig is insecure (that's why it's disabled by default). ---- probably something for bugzilla but running kcmshell ksynaptics now reports to terminal... $ kcmshell ksynaptics DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Could not open network socket kbuildsycoca running... getInstance(pad.cpp:16) --- waiting for lock... Pad(pad.cpp:45) --- created singleton registerParameters(pad.cpp:489) --- registration done! init(pad.cpp:494) --- this version of libsynaptics supports the following driver versions: init(pad.cpp:499) --- --- 0.14.4 init(pad.cpp:499) --- --- 0.14.5 init(pad.cpp:499) --- --- 0.14.6 init(pad.cpp:501) --- initializing fitting driver segment... detectDriverVersion(pad.cpp:150) --- detecting driver version... driverStr(pad.cpp:193) --- driverStr intVerToStrVer(pad.cpp:96) --- intVerToStrVer detectDriverVersion(pad.cpp:180) --- detected driver version 0.15.2 driverVersion(pad.cpp:115) --- driverVersion driverVersion(pad.cpp:115) --- driverVersion init(pad.cpp:545) --- driver is too recent, please downgrade driver or update libsynaptics! getInstance(pad.cpp:20) --- ...unlocking done! libraryStr(pad.cpp:199) --- libraryStr driverKind(pad.cpp:132) --- driverKind driverStr(pad.cpp:193) --- driverStr intVerToStrVer(pad.cpp:96) --- intVerToStrVer hasShm(pad.cpp:144) --- hasShm hasShm(pad.cpp:144) --- hasShm hasDriver(pad.cpp:138) --- hasDriver hasDriver(pad.cpp:138) --- hasDriver Launched ok, pid = 3180 hasParam(pad.cpp:256) --- hasParam intVerToStrVer(pad.cpp:96) --- intVerToStrVer intVerToStrVer(pad.cpp:96) --- intVerToStrVer hasParam(pad.cpp:256) --- hasParam intVerToStrVer(pad.cpp:96) --- intVerToStrVer intVerToStrVer(pad.cpp:96) --- intVerToStrVer hasDriver(pad.cpp:138) --- hasDriver ~Pad(pad.cpp:36) --- detach driver ~Pad(pad.cpp:39) --- deleted singleton [craig@aspire-one ~]$ ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 3177, errno = 11 and in a dialog - it just says that no driver was found and is pretty much worthless to me at this point. Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines