[SOLVED] Laptop sony vaio + Puppy Linux = No touchpad

[pod67]

Hi,

First of all, I am french, so I apologize if my english is not very good.

I installed the french version of puppy linux (toutou linux 4.3.1) on a old laptop a sony vayo PCG-GR214MP, puppy linux is amazing on this laptop, it's really a new life for this.

But, I can't use the touchpad and I am lost, I tried a lot of thing with xorgwizard, but it doesn't work.

For your information the touchpad works with xubuntu and xp.

Please help me,

Best regards,

[daftdog]

If you have a Synaptics touchpad then look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. You should have section similar to this:

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Mouse"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
Option "RightEdge" "5300"
Option "TopEdge" "1700"
Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "MaxTapTime" "230"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.10"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.30"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0030"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
#Option "Repeater" "/dev/ps2mouse"
EndSection

If you dont then your touchpad is not being recognized or you have a different type of touchpad.
Also if you have a mouse plugged into your laptop this may cause touchpad problems.

[pod67]

Hi, thanks for your answer,

I check my /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

I don't have this section.

I plugged a usb mouse, what can I do for puppy linux reconize my touchpad ?

I did research on google, and I think i have a synaptic mouse (not sure)

SONY VAIO PCG-GR214 MP

Please help

[daftdog]

I looked on google too but cant see what kind of touchpad you have.

Some things you could try:

-boot without the usb mouse plugged in and see if your touchpad is recognized.

-if you can still boot xubuntu then have a look at its xorg.conf file and see if it has information about your touchpad.

-try an older version of Puppy

[pod67]

I tried puppy linux in french "toutou linux" v 4.1.2 it didnt work

I tried with mouse unplugged it didnt work

I dont know how to see my xorg file with xubuntu, can you please tell me

[daftdog]

In xubuntu the xorg.conf file should be in the same place as puppy: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
It seems some of the newer versions of xorg don't create an xorg.conf file in ubuntu so if you cant find it you would have to create one. You can do this by running "xorg -configure" (without quotes) in a terminal. This should give you an xorg.conf file which it may be possible to copy to Puppy.

[Béèm]

I have the impression that the OP didn't copy daftdog's section of the touchpad in his xorg.conf and tried it.

[pod67]

Thanks for answers
i reboot my pc and i will come back.

[pod67]

I tried xor-confiure but it didn't work,

Do you have any other ideas ?

[pod67]

Please help me puppy linux is amazing with my old pc, but I am perfectionist, I would like puppy works at 100%

[pod67]

i found my solution, i give it here maybe it will help somebody

during the boot of toutou linux

i enter puppy acpi=force

and my touchpad works !

(i found this solution trying to configure the monitoring of my new battery)

i am happy tonight lol

bye

[Béèm]

Great.
C'est bien.
For the benefit of fellow posters, can you edit the subject of your initial post and add [SOLVED] to it.

[pod67]

its done,

someone can explain to mehow i can confiure puppy linux to always boot with acpi=force, because i tried to restart but if i don't enter acpi=force, it boot normally

and i cant find there i can change that

thanks

[Béèm]

Thank you for the solved.
I can't find what type of install you have, but if you don't boot from CD, you can edit the kernel line in menu.lst and add acpi=force at the end.
Tu est le bienvenue dans le forum des Francophones aussi.

[pod67]

I did a Frugal instalation, cd+ files.
with this can I do something ?

On this laptop I have Xp and xubuntu dual Boot, (xubuntu was my first try with linux)
Can I install Puppy when where is already a dual boot?

When I install Puppy, how can I keep my files and programms installed inPuppy?

Et je passes regulierement sur le forum francophones, mais mon niveau actuel ne me permet pas d'être d'une grande aide.

[Béèm]

Not very clear yet, but I understand you boot from CD and have the save file (fichier sauvegarde) on the HDD.
Then When booting you have a 5 second pause. rapidly type a p and then to you can type the rest so the whole should read puppy acpi=force
You have to do this every time you boot from the CD.