Trackpad management for Acer Aspire One D255-2301

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Trackpad management for Acer Aspire One D255-2301

#1 Post by MoebusNet »

I've been looking for a way to manage my trackpad properties for my Acer Aspire One D255-2301 (1.6 Ghz, 1gb RAM, 160 Gb HDD w/WinXP) running lupu 5.25 via USB flash.

I would like to be able to disable tap-to-click, but Mouse/Trackpad management disavows the trackpad as "not a Synaptic trackpad."

I think Wary used to be able to manage this trackpad (I could very well be wrong.)

Where should I look for info to do this? Forum search has not been lucky so far. TIA

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#2 Post by nooby »

Sorry I know too little. I do have the Acer D255 computer but never use it I also ahve an Acer D250 and use that one due to it is much more silent.

Both of them are supersensitive when one even have the hand or fingers just above the trackpad so it is annoying.

I solved it in a round about way. I use USB keyboard and USB mouse and that way I never have to touch the Netbook only at power on boot.

Try to use the more friendly search in my signature in case you only used the search in the forum. Try different search words.
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Re: Trackpad management for Acer Aspire One D255-2301

#3 Post by rjbrewer »

MoebusNet wrote:I've been looking for a way to manage my trackpad properties for my Acer Aspire One D255-2301 (1.6 Ghz, 1gb RAM, 160 Gb HDD w/WinXP) running lupu 5.25 via USB flash.

I would like to be able to disable tap-to-click, but Mouse/Trackpad management disavows the trackpad as "not a Synaptic trackpad."

I think Wary used to be able to manage this trackpad (I could very well be wrong.)

Where should I look for info to do this? Forum search has not been lucky so far. TIA
Try desktop > flsynclient.

Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
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Re: Trackpad management for Acer Aspire One D255-2301

#4 Post by MoebusNet »

rjbrewer wrote:
MoebusNet wrote:I've been looking for a way to manage my trackpad properties for my Acer Aspire One D255-2301 (1.6 Ghz, 1gb RAM, 160 Gb HDD w/WinXP) running lupu 5.25 via USB flash.

I would like to be able to disable tap-to-click, but Mouse/Trackpad management disavows the trackpad as "not a Synaptic trackpad."

I think Wary used to be able to manage this trackpad (I could very well be wrong.)

Where should I look for info to do this? Forum search has not been lucky so far. TIA
Try desktop > flsynclient.
Same message "No Synaptic touchpad found." Thanks anyway.

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Re: Trackpad management for Acer Aspire One D255-2301

#5 Post by rjbrewer »

MoebusNet wrote:
rjbrewer wrote:
MoebusNet wrote:I've been looking for a way to manage my trackpad properties for my Acer Aspire One D255-2301 (1.6 Ghz, 1gb RAM, 160 Gb HDD w/WinXP) running lupu 5.25 via USB flash.

I would like to be able to disable tap-to-click, but Mouse/Trackpad management disavows the trackpad as "not a Synaptic trackpad."

I think Wary used to be able to manage this trackpad (I could very well be wrong.)

Where should I look for info to do this? Forum search has not been lucky so far. TIA
Try desktop > flsynclient.


Same message "No Synaptic touchpad found." Thanks anyway.
Google shows 3 different touchpad drivers available.

Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs

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#6 Post by nooby »

MoebusNet Don't you give up now. rjbrewer has much knowledge on such things which I have witness many times in the forum so now when you have his attention then most likely you are in good hands.
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#7 Post by rjbrewer »

nooby wrote:MoebusNet Don't you give up now. rjbrewer has much knowledge on such things which I have witness many times in the forum so now when you have his attention then most likely you are in good hands.
Sorry Nooby;

I don't own a Acer, so can only make the obvious recommendations.

Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
Msi Wind U100, N270 1.6>2.0Ghz, 1.5Gb ram.
Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs

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#8 Post by nooby »

Maybe he can look for answers at the Acer Support forum?
Or find out what Ubuntu does for the same problems.
I only use wifi on the Smartphones and not the acer netbooks.
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#9 Post by MoebusNet »

UPDATE: The only workaround I've been able to discover after viewing the Acer forums and others is this:

Function + F7 = touchpad disabled

Function + F7 again = touchpad reenabled

I still haven't discovered how to determine what touchpad I have without disassembling the netbook (I would sell it before I'd do that).

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#10 Post by rjbrewer »

MoebusNet wrote:UPDATE: The only workaround I've been able to discover after viewing the Acer forums and others is this:

Function + F7 = touchpad disabled

Function + F7 again = touchpad reenabled

I still haven't discovered how to determine what touchpad I have without disassembling the netbook (I would sell it before I'd do that).
menu > system > hard info > input devices

Inspiron 700m, Pent.M 1.6Ghz, 1Gb ram.
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Eeepc 8g 701, 900Mhz, 1Gb ram.
Full installs

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#11 Post by MoebusNet »

menu > system > hard info > input devices = ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse

#cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0005 Version=000
N: Name="ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event1
B: EV=7
B: Key=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103

Bug #550625 at Launchpad

Bug #14660 at bugzilla.kernel.org (kernel regression)

This seems to be caused by the touchpad manufacturer's refusal to release enough information to write an open-source driver with full funtionality. The current functionality (PS/2 mouse) in Puppy seems to be all we can get until an improved driver is available.

Looks like I've hit a dead end until then. Thanks for the help, rjbrewer.
Acer Aspire One D255-2301 (N450 Atom @ 1.6 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM, 160 Gb HDD w/WinXP, ENE SD card reader, Alps touchpad) 5.28/5.3.1 via manual-frugal ext4 USB flash drive (4Gb) using GRUB4DOS

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patches for alps touchpad

#12 Post by MoebusNet »

My touchpad is detected as an ImPS2 generic wheel mouse in puppy. WinXP claims it's an Alps touchpad.

I found some new patches at:

http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ ... patch_for/

that address this issue. Could someone who knows about these things please see if these are of any usefulness?

TIA
Acer Aspire One D255-2301 (N450 Atom @ 1.6 Ghz, 1 Gb RAM, 160 Gb HDD w/WinXP, ENE SD card reader, Alps touchpad) 5.28/5.3.1 via manual-frugal ext4 USB flash drive (4Gb) using GRUB4DOS

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