Re: synaptiks will not auto start at login
Originally Posted by
Jaibo
Hi, I've trawled the forum, but couldn't find any help for this specific problem.
I'm using Ubuntu Lucid Lynx on a Dell Studio 1735 laptop. I prefer to use a mouse, and therefore I'd like to disable the touch-pad entirely.
I installed Synaptiks, and it does what I need, but it will not save the settings, meaning every time I boot up, I have to run Synaptiks manually, in order to turn the touch-pad off, which is getting rather irritating.
The settings are all ticked in Synaptiks, so I don't know why it won't run after login.
Whenever I try and run Synaptiks, I always have to click on it twice, in order for the program to start, plus the icon for the program is just a blank icon, not sure if that's right?
Any help, or alternative methods for disabling touch-pad, appreciated. Please bear in mind, I'm a Linux noob though!
Here's the solution I employed and my problem was exactly as you stated in your original post.
Open up Gedit and create a document, in this document place the following
Code:
#!/bin/bash
sleep 10
synaptiks
synaptikscfg init
Save this document in your home folder as start_synaptiks.sh and exit gedit, then open a terminal (fear not the terminal it is your best friend, press <ctrl> <alt> <t> ) and execute this command which will make the document you created executable.
Code:
chmod +x start_synaptiks.sh
Next open up start up applications and click on the add button. In the pop up window name your start up application I named mine Synaptiks Start.
In the command field enter the path to the script you wrote earlier in my case it reads /home/david/start_synaptiks.sh
The last field give a description of your start up, then click the save button. Make sure the check box next to your new start up is selected and click close.
Note if there is another synaptiks entry you may want to uncheck it as this should take care of everything.
Some visual aids. I also have another easy script for a key combo to turn off the touchpad, if your interested let me know.
Last edited by DGINSD; November 30th, 2012 at 04:12 PM.
What I'm dealin' with:
HP Pavilion G6-1D60US, dual booted: Ubuntu 16.04 64bit, & Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, 640 gig HDD, 4 gig RAM
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