>From Lionel Le Folgoc's recommendation via email, I used Synaptic Package Manager to get xfree86-driver-synaptics. Then went to /usrx11R6/lib/modules/input and found that I already had the file synaptics_drv.o.
I then rebooted and the touchpad was controllable. However, three new problems have become apparant. First, there is no scroll function. At one time I could double click and make a scroll happen. Second, if i want to do a drag and select several files I must hold down the left pad switch. Third, when I went to Kaffeine player and ran a clip, went to full screen, the returned to the screen with the top and bottom menus, the bottom control bar (panel, menu?) was flickering. A second run found Kaffeine locked in the full screen mode until the clip was done and 'P' for playlist was clicked, which released the full screen and brought up the playlist. I wonder if there is or will be a gui to set all the features of the Synaptics touchpad? Maybe this issue is getting closer to being resolved and incorporated into an update. Thank you to all who are working on this issue. Ubuntu 6.06, AMD64 HP DV8000, Synaptics TouchPad -- click, drag drop confused https://launchpad.net/bugs/59853 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
