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    Can't customize trackpad (MBP 4,1)

    Hello,

    I'm on a fresh installation of 9.04 on a Macbook Pro 4,1. The trackpad works out of the box, but I would like to customize it (tap-clicking and 3 finger right clicking are bad defaults).

    I tried to follow the instructions on the wiki page[1], but had no success. I would like to hear from fellow Macbook Pro owners what their experiences are. If the wiki instructions worked for you, I would appreciate a little more detailed instructions, if possible.


    This is what I tried:

    1. add 'blacklist usbhid' to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
    2. add bcm5974 and usbhid to /etc/modules
    3. create file /etc/hal/fdi/policy/11-x11-synaptics.fdi with content from wiki page (which I tried to customize, e.g. swap 2 and 3 finger click)
    4. restarted computer

    Result: none.

    3a. Additional step that I took from the bug report: #update-initramfs -u

    Result: Linux didn't load bcm5974 at all after that and I was left without a keyboard.


    What am I doing wrong?

    Thanks for your help.


    [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...pad%20(bcm5974)

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    Re: Can't customize trackpad (MBP 4,1)

    The instructions on the wiki page will break all input devices. Made the same experience as you. I don’t have a launchpad account and could not change the page …

    I’ve attached a fdi file that is working for me (MBP 4,1).
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    Re: Can't customize trackpad (MBP 4,1)

    i'd appreciate someone making the changes or post what the changes should be here so that someone else can make them

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    Re: Can't customize trackpad (MBP 4,1)

    Quote Originally Posted by __david View Post
    I’ve attached a fdi file that is working for me (MBP 4,1).
    Excellent. That works for me, too. Thanks a lot.

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    Re: Can't customize trackpad (MBP 4,1)

    Hi,

    like I already said above the configuration is working now. I could disable tap clicking and get 2 finger right clicks.

    However, I can't drag with a right click anymore. The effect of a right click is the expected popping up of a context menu, for example. Holding down the button and moving my two fingers over the touchpad will not move the mouse pointer though.

    This did work before I dropped that customized configuration into place (with 3 fingers then). Does somebody know what is causing this? Maybe there is something missing in or wrong with the configuration posted above?

    Thanks

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