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  1. #21
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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    OK, one more try!

    The outputs are the following:

    uname -r
    Code:
    2.6.24-19-generic
    lsusb
    Code:
    Bus 005 Device 003: ID 05ac:8501 Apple Computer, Inc. Built-in iSight [Micron]
    Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 004 Device 003: ID 05ac:8205 Apple Computer, Inc.
    Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05ac:8240 Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver [build-in]
    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05ac:021a Apple Computer, Inc.
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
    I added the line "blacklist usbhid" to the end of the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, but I'm not sure what to change on /etc/modules. The file does not include "appletouch" or "usbhid". Should I add both to the end of the file?

    Thanks once again,
    Tiago

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    Quote Originally Posted by tiagobt View Post
    I'm not sure what to change on /etc/modules. The file does not include "appletouch" or "usbhid". Should I add both to the end of the file?
    Yes, just make sure that usbhid is on a line after appletouch.

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    I tried to do that, but unfortunately the result was the same. Thanks for trying to help anyway.

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    Do you think the following patch might help?

    http://www.jmadden.eu/index.php/2007...tics-touchpad/

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    Reading the patch, it seems it has already been applied some time ago, unfortunately.

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    I've been trying different options in Xorg.conf and I guess I found a configuration that works fairly well to me. I'll post it in case someone would like to try it:

    Code:
    Section "InputDevice"
    	# Basic settings
    	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
    	Driver		"synaptics"
    	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
    	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
    	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
    	Option		"SHMConfig"		"true"
    	# Trackpad edges
    	Option		"LeftEdge"		"10"
    	Option		"RightEdge"		"1200"
    	Option		"TopEdge"		"10"
    	Option		"BottomEdge"		"370"
    	# Tap buttons
    	Option		"TapButton1"		"1"
    	Option		"TapButton2"		"3"
    	Option		"TapButton3"		"2"
    	# Corner taps (disabled)
    	Option		"RTCornerButton"	"0"
    	Option		"RBCornerButton"	"0"
    	Option		"LTCornerButton"	"0"
    	Option		"LBCornerButton"	"0"
    	# Two-finger scroll
    	Option		"VertTwoFingerScroll"	"on"
    	Option		"HorizTwoFingerScroll"	"on"
    	Option		"VertScrollDelta"	"20"
    	Option		"HorizScrollDelta"	"50"
    	# Edge scroll (disabled)
    	Option		"HorizEdgeScroll"	"off"
    	Option		"VertEdgeScroll"	"off"
    	# Locked drag (disabled)
    	Option		"LockedDrags"		"off"
    	# Finger pressure
    	Option		"FingerLow"		"10"
    	Option		"FingerHigh"		"20"
    	# Pointer speed and acceleration
    	Option		"MinSpeed"		"0.15"
    	Option		"MaxSpeed"		"1.00"
    	Option		"AccelFactor"		"0.15"
    	# Single tap
    	Option		"MaxTapTime"		"180"
    	Option		"MaxTapMove"		"220"
    	Option		"SingleTapTimeout"	"100"
    	# Double tap
    	Option		"MaxDoubleTapTime"	"220"
    EndSection
    The trackpad behavior should be similar to the one in Mac OS X. At least I'm happy with the results now.

  7. #27
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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    I have this problem as well. Overall touchpad movement is not that smooth.

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    Sorry to bring up an old thread, but as I'm having the exact same problem...
    Think I've got a Macbook Pro 3,1 and the cursor is moving just as described in the first post. It's annoying because I have to be with a mouse to use, for example, the selection tools in GIMP.
    It moves sort of like it wants to go in a straight vertical/horizontal line as much as possible. It doesn't like going diagonal slowly.
    So if anyone ever solved this problem, I'd like to know.
    Thanks

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    Quote Originally Posted by tiagobt View Post
    Same problem here. Did anyone manage to fix it? Did you find values that work well in xorg.conf?

    Thanks,
    Tiago
    You may have conflicting settings... Make sure you don't have the touch pad configured in xorg.conf and hal fdi
    Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position - Mahatma Gandhi

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    Re: Macbook touchpad cursor moving "in steps"

    Quote Originally Posted by hanzomon4 View Post
    You may have conflicting settings... Make sure you don't have the touch pad configured in xorg.conf and hal fdi
    Actually, my xorg.conf has nothing related to Synaptics or the touchpad. All my touchpad settings are in /etc/hal/fdi/policy/appletouch.fdi.

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