Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-10 Thread Florian Zieboll via Dng
On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 16:52:51 +0100 Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > I will leave the 'xinput' sources where they are and rather use some > spare time to see if I can can get any useful information out of > 'gdb'. If I succeed, I promise to report to the list For the record, here the diff of

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-08 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen via Dng
Hi Didier, list, Didier Kryn writes: > Le 07/02/2021 à 16:27, Hendrik Boom a écrit: >> I've had boot-to-boot persistence of a different setting -- for my wifi >> device. Ony it wasn't the device with the memory, it was the BIOS. The >> effect was very similar, though. >> >> When I entered an

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-08 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Steve Litt (sl...@troubleshooters.com): > On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:40:36 +0100 > Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > > libre Grüße, > > And don't bring me down Bruce! > > If you don't get the reference, that's OK, you need to be over 60 to > get it. I skipped that decade's pop music -- but,

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-08 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 07/02/2021 à 16:27, Hendrik Boom a écrit : > I've had boot-to-boot persistence of a different setting -- for my wifi > device. Ony it wasn't the device with the memory, it was the BIOS. The > effect was very similar, though. > > When I entered an area where wifi was forbidden I turned off

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-07 Thread Florian Zieboll via Dng
Am 7. Februar 2021 14:45:22 MEZ schrieb Steve Litt : > On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:40:36 +0100 > Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > > > Supposing that "somewhere in xorg" means "under '/etc/X11/' or > > under '/usr/share/X11/'", a configuration change definitely would > > not endure booting into

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-07 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sun, Feb 07, 2021 at 08:45:22AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:40:36 +0100 > Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > > > Supposing that "somewhere in xorg" means "under '/etc/X11/' or under > > '/usr/share/X11/'", a configuration change definitely would not > > endure booting

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-07 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:40:36 +0100 Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > Supposing that "somewhere in xorg" means "under '/etc/X11/' or under > '/usr/share/X11/'", a configuration change definitely would not > endure booting into another OS; under '/proc/' it wouldn't even > survive a reboot (would

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-06 Thread Florian Zieboll via Dng
Am 6. Februar 2021 20:10:58 MEZ schrieb Steve Litt : > On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 15:09:33 +0100 > Florian Zieboll wrote: > > > > > > Hallo Steve, > > > > after having had a look at your script and the 'xinput' manpage, I > > still don't understand, where the information about the device's > > state

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-06 Thread Florian Zieboll via Dng
On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 08:04:26 -0500 Steve Litt wrote: > On Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:12:33 +0100 > Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > > > > By first installing Windows 7 and then the Synaptic drivers on an > > > old HDD I was able to restore touchpad functionality with the > > > Fn+F9 switching. This is

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-05 Thread Gabe Stanton via Dng
On Fri, 2021-02-05 at 13:23 +, g4sra via Dng wrote: > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐On Friday, February 5, 2021 11:12 AM, > Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > > Am 4. Februar 2021 20:13:49 MEZ schrieb g4sra g4...@protonmail.com: > > > ‐‐‐ Original

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-05 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Steve Litt (sl...@troubleshooters.com): > > as you replied off-list and I don't know of any better way, I bring > > the issue back to the list: Perhaps someone has a hint on resetting > > the device, if you'd reveal its make and model? > > > > Another idea out of thin air: Did you remove

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-05 Thread ael
On Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 01:23:16PM +, g4sra via Dng wrote: > > > > Perhaps someone has a hint on resetting the device, if you'd reveal its > > make and model? > > Laptop make is mostly irrelevant as the hardware is self-contained as > manufactured by Synaptics. I believe the communication

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-05 Thread g4sra via Dng
Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Friday, February 5, 2021 11:12 AM, Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > Am 4. Februar 2021 20:13:49 MEZ schrieb g4sra g4...@protonmail.com: > > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > > On Thursday, February 4, 2021 6:59 PM,

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-05 Thread d...@d404.nl
On 05-02-2021 12:12, Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > Am 4. Februar 2021 20:13:49 MEZ schrieb g4sra : >> ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ >> On Thursday, February 4, 2021 6:59 PM, Florian Zieboll via Dng >> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the reply Florian >> >>> Am 4. Februar 2021 18:15:06 MEZ schrieb

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-05 Thread Steve Litt
On Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:12:33 +0100 Florian Zieboll via Dng wrote: > > By first installing Windows 7 and then the Synaptic drivers on an > > old HDD I was able to restore touchpad functionality with the Fn+F9 > > switching. This is a programmable multi-gesture touchpad which I > > guess may have

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-05 Thread Florian Zieboll via Dng
Am 4. Februar 2021 20:13:49 MEZ schrieb g4sra : > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > On Thursday, February 4, 2021 6:59 PM, Florian Zieboll via Dng > wrote: > > Thanks for the reply Florian > > > Am 4. Februar 2021 18:15:06 MEZ schrieb g4sra via Dng dng@lists.dyne.org: > > > > > Does anyone

Re: [DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-04 Thread Florian Zieboll via Dng
Am 4. Februar 2021 18:15:06 MEZ schrieb g4sra via Dng : > Does anyone know how to re-enable a Synaptics Touchpad in Linux after it has > been turned off in Windows using Fn+F9 ? If this key combo really changed something "in hardware", i assume that a "hard reset" of the notebook(?!) should

[DNG] Synaptics Touchpad Fn+F9

2021-02-04 Thread g4sra via Dng
Does anyone know how to re-enable a Synaptics Touchpad in Linux after it has been turned off in Windows using Fn+F9 ? Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org