Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xfree86-driver-synaptics
Ubuntu release: 8.04
Package and version: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics, 0.14.7~git20070706-1ubuntu4
Laptop brand and model: ThinkPad R51 2887 AVG
A few days ago I did a clean install of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron),
before that I was running 7.10 (Gutsy).
I am currently unable to vertically scroll with the touchpad by dragging
my finger on the right-hand-side of the laptop (top-bottom, bottom-top).
The touchpad is actually horizontally scrolling (left-right, right-left)
instead of vertically. Other than scrolling functionality the touchpad
(synaptics) works fine (moving the mouse pointer, tapping etc.).
The description above is quite similar to the one from Bug #173411,
however it seems the the conclusion reached there (and the fix released)
was an entirely missing Section for the Synaptics touchpad. This is not
the case here, the section was there after doing the install, and
judging by the comments on that report others seem to be having the same
problem (Comment #18 (Aaron Whitehouse), Comment #32 (lizardmenke)).
Also see Bug #140545.
Switching to my xorg.conf from Gutsy doesn't work either (see
attachments). Just to make sure I don't leave anything out, I run the
command xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 9 10 11" on startup to
configure the mouse buttons for my Logitech MX500, but I don't think
this would be causing a problem (it didn't before, however this is an
assumption since I haven't 100% verified).
If I missed something, please let me know.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 15 21:50:04 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 0.14.7~git20070706-1ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LC_TIME=nl_NL.utf8
SourcePackage: xfree86-driver-synaptics
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
** Affects: xfree86-driver-synaptics (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug
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Vertical scrolling for touchpad (Synaptics) does not work
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270655
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