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diff --git a/system/xf86-input-synaptics/README.SLACKWARE b/system/xf86-input-synaptics/README.SLACKWARE new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..7b20b722a5323 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/xf86-input-synaptics/README.SLACKWARE @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +/usr/doc/xf86-input-synaptics-0.99.1/README.SLACKWARE + +Last modified 20081113 - rworkman@slackbuilds.org + +On every system I've tested, the synaptics xorg module requires that +the psmouse kernel module be loaded without any special options. +This poses a problem on a default Slackware 12.1 installation, as +/etc/modprobe.d/psmouse causes the psmouse module to load with the +imps protocol. This is easily fixed though :-) + +First, edit /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse so that it looks like this (note +that we're simply commenting out the last line): + # PS/2 mouse support: + # The default options when the psmouse module is loaded will completely + # break the mouse if you change consoles with several models of KVM + # switches. Therefore, we'll have it use the imps protocol here, which + # is a more basic protocol that is less likely to cause problems with + # the mouse. If you'd rather use the kernel default options, just + # comment out the line below. If you'd rather choose your own options, + # then edit the line below as desired. + #options psmouse proto=imps + +Next, unload and reload the psmouse module (do this as root): + modprobe -r psmouse + modprobe psmouse + +That's it - now just follow the instructions for editing your xorg.conf! + |