At this moment I'm using eeebuntu (switched from ubuntu-eee) but I believe this will work on easypeasy. I followed the advice at http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=458445 on my Eee PC 900, namely I backed up my old /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replaced it with the attached version.
Benefits: -- the touchpad settings are more sane -- the Mouse application (System -> Preferences -> Mouse) gains a Touchpad tab -- You can now run syndaemon (turns off touchpad when typing) without a SHMconfig error -- You can install the package called gsynaptics-elantech (adds a Touchpad application) with MANY more touchpad-specific options than the tab in Mouse can set. Downside: -- so far, the main thing I have noticed is about a 20-second delay before the default netbook-remix panels finish coming up. The desktop appears (keyring requests its password, if that applies to you) and the launchers come up quite a few seconds later. It's possible the xorg.conf file could use some model-specific tweaking. My understanding from discussions at eeeuser.com is that the elantech driver is included in the custom kernel but is not activated by default because it's not considered stable. Once it's stable and activated maybe it will come up without futzing with xorg.conf ??? ** Attachment added: "xorg.conf" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21218054/xorg.conf -- wrong 900 touchpad driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/275421 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Eee Coders, which is subscribed to Easy Peasy. Status in Easy Peasy: New Bug description: One of the only reasons I switched from the old to the new Ubuntu EEE was to see if the touchpad drivers had been properly updated. They haven't. Though the touchpad works, it's almost impossible to turn the touchpad off while typing (which is extremely important to anyone like me who has big hands and uses the EEE for serious writing). Please see: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=874604 _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eee-coders Post to : ubuntu-eee-coders@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-eee-coders More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
