Michael,

Did you add the "SHMConfig true" command to the xorg.conf file?  I did after
getting the error message and this allowed me to open the synaptics touchpad
app under Preferences where I could then adjust the settings.  I have to turn
"tapping" off as it drives me nuts selecting things I don't want selected. 
This worked fine for me after the change made to xorg.conf.

-Steve


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Steve Tenbrink
4688 Ridgeway Dr.
Los Alamos, NM 87544
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Michael Losonsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mon, 05 May 2008 03:28:58 -0000
Subject: [Bug 132627] Re: GSynaptics couldn't initialize.

> Something has changed in the LTS Hardy.   Sometimes I get thenott 
> old message: GSynaptics couldn't initialize. You have to set 
> 'SHMConfig' 'true' in xorg.conf or XF86Config to use GSynaptics
> 
> Other times I get a warning that synclient is being used and I get a 
> window with three tabs.  The first is General and it has a box to 
> click enable touchpad, but this has unpredictable consequences.  
>  Sometimes unchecking enable touchpad does disable the touchpad, but 
> I can't open anything, terminal, applications, firefox, nothing.  I 
> plug my mouse in, and with it things work. Othertimes the touchpad 
> is not disabled even though it should be disabled.
> 
> I've given up on gsynaptics.
> 
> -- 
> GSynaptics couldn't initialize.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132627
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct 
> subscriber of a duplicate bug.
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