Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 5:35 AM From: "DJ Lucas via blfs-support" <[email protected]> To: "BLFS Support List" <[email protected]> Cc: "DJ Lucas" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [blfs-support] GPM not working on Thinkpad
On 09/21/2018 03:38 AM, Cliff McDiarmid via blfs-support wrote: > Hi > > I've tried all the settings it seems and googled this problem, but I can't > get the cut and paste function working in a console on an old Thinkpad using > the touchpad. Can anyone help here? > > cat /proc/bus/input/devices gives: > > I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0007 Version=2cb1 > N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" > P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0 > S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6 > U: Uniq= > H: Handlers=mouse0 event5 > B: PROP=1 > B: EV=b > B: KEY=6420 0 30000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > B: ABS=11000003 > > So my /etc/systemd/system/gpm.service.d/99-user.conf reads: > > ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mouse0 -t imps2 - or > > ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mouse0 - or > > ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/event5 >If there are physical buttons, it should simply be a two button paste. >If it's one of those new fangdangled ones where there is no physical >buttons, you can try -t synps2. Can also try different finger >combinations with the imps2 type. Also, how about -m /dev/input/mice? >Failing those, maybe emulation is dependent on gestures in the hardware, >maybe try a two finger click/double tap (make sure there is a gap). >After that, I'm out of ideas. Please let us know if any of the above >helps as it will likely help somebody else as well. Right I have it now. I have gone over to the libinput system that Gnome and others are using, that handles all events. Albeit with slightly less control. The synaptic driver has gone. I now have cut and paste using the left touch button to select and then paste with both buttons together. The touchpad is on the old T40. many thanks Cliff -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
