Latest Synaptics driver modded for Acer MediaTouch

Screenshots:





Fixes/changes:
+ re-enabled Luxpad (MediaTouch) configuration
+ re-enabled red glow on record button (for 5920G)
+ retained Acer MediaTouch tab
+ added Chiralmotion and Momentum gestures


Installation:
1. Uninstall all current Synaptics drivers.
2. Restart
3. Install the modded driver.
4. Select "Install this anyway" when asked
5. Restart again
6. Make sure that under Device Manager, Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad shows version "10.2.4"


Download links (for XP/Vista 32/64-bit):
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9n9c6i
http://mihd.net/42vtopk
http://www.zshare.net/download/16723733e5e7459f/


Tested on:
Vista Home Premium 32-bit, Acer Aspire 5920G


CAUTION:
Due to the nature of modded drivers, the driver will no longer be signed. I'm not sure how this will affect those with Vista 64-bit besides having to disable driver signing verification.


UPDATES:
2008-06-11: Rebuilt v10.2.4 with new gestures (derived from v11.1.1.1)
2008-04-02: Updated to the latest v10.2.4
2008-03-13: I've rebuilt the 64-bit version using the latest custom files I can get from Acer. Do try it out and let me know if it works


Known issue(s):
Illumination settings not saved after reboot (occurs in unmodded driver too)
Missing Acer MediaTouch Settings on Vista 64-bit

 

hey...i really apreciate your work but is any chance to mod the vista 64 bit drivers?...or tell us how did you do it...
thank you

 

PMed you, and copied my answer here:

1. Hi, I added the 3 Acer custom files under [SourceDisksFiles]
fx04.wav = 1
SynAcer.exe = 1
SynAcerCpl.cpl = 1

2. Replaced [SynMfg] with those taken from the Acer's driver

3. Added a whole chunk of Acer custom registry options at the bottom, replacing the OEM's settings. Also I added some older registry options to enable LuxPad settings page.

I'm trying to replicate what I did on the 64-bit version. But note that the driver will not be certified anymore so I'm not sure if that has a negative effect on your system. I've never tried running a 64-bit OS before so pardon me if I'm clueless about it.

UPDATE:
Here it is, let me know if it works at all
http://rapidshare.com/files/92086414/Synaptics_Driver_v10_1_8_Vista64_modded.exe.html

UPDATE 2:
Seems like there is an issue with the settings appearing to be reset after reboot. It's a bug with the resident utility not reading the registry settings properly (look for "FIXME" in the INF). Just go to the Control Panel and re-enable illumination if the button doesn't light up. Let's hope that Synaptics gets it fixed in the next release.

 

Excellent work! Another way of updating drivers on my laptop =)

P.S>I'm gonna try to mod it myself looking at your solution, but if you post a tutorial here it'll even be better =)

 

awesome, i even made it work with winamp by making the play/pause stop etc. buttons hot keys and then made winamp recognize the hotkeys

1 thing i gotta ask

is it possible for u to add customization to the acer arcade button?

 

That's the one with the stick figure? It's controlled by Launch Manager. Assuming that you did not modify MMKEYBD.CFG, go to Regedit:
Browse to this key:
HKLM\Software\Quanta\QtzgAcer\Settings\Buttons\My Aspire

Change Command to the path and name of the program you wish to run.
And change Command type to 1.

 

thanks man, ur a really big help

for a while there i was pissed cuz synaptics wasnt compatible with winamp (i hate wmp) and i found the acer arcade button useless. now thanks to u, i can really use these buttons. lets give a big to this guy folks

 

Glad to help

 

I'm just curious, does the red record light on the media touch panel ever turn on???

 

Not with Acer drivers though. I took this pic, to the top is the Settings page of my modded drivers, and you'll notice the record button glowing red at the bottom. Not very bright though.

 

Thanks for the feedback!
I have downloaded your modded driver from the first post, for Vista 32 bit and I can't see anywhere the illumination options . Plus, when I open the applet in control panel it sais Properties for Synaptics TouchPad v6.2, not LuxPad as in your attached photo.

 

Yes same here. Actually.. i have seen this modded driver from Laptopvideo2go.com.

I have installed this version and i didint see any change in control panel nor blinking red light !

If I press the Record button, nothing happens. Before i used to have NTI but now i have only Nero as the burning software. Any suggestions how i can configure Nero to it?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=2439855&postcount=14
Under HKLM\Software\Quanta\QtZgAcer\Settings\Buttons\Rec, you can add the path of the app of your choice by changing the "Command" string.

 

thanks a lot. Will tweak it today.

 

Ok i have tried your registry tweak and worked.

One thing i have noticed after installing the new Modded driver for touchpad is that, now the Record light works!!!
But only when i "LOCK" my system. Weird. Is there a way this lights stays lit like other keys??

 

hey thanks a lot its the best synaptics driver for my 5920
but when i press play windows media player still starts its so damn annoying

edit: well, now it starts winamp (as i wanted) when i press play... but it doesnt actually PLAY the songs when i press play ^^

edit²: sometimes it plays the song and sometimes it just pauses and aint resumeable... weird crap :<
help please

 

Try uninstalling all Synaptic drivers (via Programs and Features) before installing the modded version. Also make sure under Computer Management > Device Manager > Mice and other pointing devices, driver version for Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad is 10.1.8.0

Odd. Have you enabled "Always On" using Luxpad Device Settings?

I'm doing this from my free time (not much actually, busy with my coursework) so pardon me if things don't work out correctly. Anyway for your case, WMP start is triggered by Launch Manager and not due to the Synaptics driver. Fix it by going to:

HKLM\Software\Quanta\QtZgAcer\Settings\
Set "Play Button Bring Player" to 0. Close Launch Manager and open it again.

As for the problem resuming, I don't use Winamp so I don't know how it handles the Play button (which should be identical to desktop multimedia keyboards) but I suspect that it may be due to the sensitivity setting. Try tweaking that and let me know if it works for you.

 

@Discrucio Anima

So is the light working fine for you? So should i follow the procedure below:


Try uninstalling all Synaptic drivers (via Programs and Features) before installing the modded version. Also make sure under Computer Management > Device Manager > Mice and other pointing devices, driver version for Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad is 10.1.8.0

I just blindly over installed on the old synaptics driver earlier and this is the result i see currently. Also there is no luxpad device settings for me.

 

I'm not upset that it aint work as it should Im very thankful that you made a modded version for it since the original one aint working at all.

Yeah I figured out about that "play button bring player" registry entry before as well and set it to zero... and thanks for the tip it is a problem with my sensivity settings... when i move the bar to (got the german version of it so i dont know the exact terms) "soft sensivity" i need to push that button like really hard and when i move the bar to "hard sensivity" i just need to touch it really slightly and its pushd like 50 times ^^

im gonna mess around with uninstalling and installing it again maybe that sensivity stuff got fixxed after it

thank again and im reporting if it works

edit: hm its really confusing... after rebooting i can control my winamp with the media buttons perfectly about 20-30 minutes later play/pause doesnt work.... then i noticed i need to open the luxpad preferences again, close it and bam i can press play again and winamp acepts it... pause dont work though, after reboot everything works fine again for like 20-30 minutes btw. other buttons (stop, next song, prev. song, rec) dont make problems at all its just play/pause ^^

 

Yes you'll need to uninstall the old driver (preferably remove the old registry settings for Synaptics as well, if you are familiar with regedit) and install the modded driver after that.

Does the same happen on other media player software? Also when it stops working, please open Task Manager and see if both SynTPEnh.exe and SynTPHelper.exe are running.

 

yeah these processes are always running and i found a fix at winamp.com for acer aspire 5672: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=242041&highlight=acer
since my 5920 got some other remote codes + extra buttons i customized the file available at that thread for aspire 5920
if anyone needs it:

http://rapidshare.com/files/99326981/MMKEYBD.rar.html

now i dont have any problem with play pause etc. anymore... just replace it at C:\Program Files\Launch Manager

but make a backup of ur old file before replacing it if it screws something
though it works fine on my computer and thanks to Discrucio Anima for your great support

 

Thanks for the post. Checked: version is 10.1.8.0. Will try reinstalling.

 

Done successfully on my 5920G. I'm using vista home premium (Spanish version) and your fixed 10.2.4 driver version and it's rocks!!!... (and in spanish as well).

Thank you Discrucio Anima...

Best regards..

 

Where did you get that version from???

 

From HERE.

Best regards...

 

Thanks! Didn't see it here.

 

Excellent!

just clean installed vista and was irrated by the lack of working buttons, I like how you can configure them, but i think i'll keep them to the defaults

Took me a while to figure out how to configure the buttons, but now I know its great cheers +rep!

 

Well I guess I shouldn't neglect updating this thread in NBR

Uploaded the latest build with new gestures. And my comments copy-pasted from Laptopvideo2go:

 

He guys, I might be interested in the drivers as well.. but for Windows XP (though I read WinXP aint an option yet since Vista's versions still has some issues)

I installed XP on my 5920 yesterday and Synaptics drivers from their official site dont really work with the mediatouch, hence all lights are on (including the red record one, which I'd never seen before hehe ).
I'm missing the tab in the synaptics control panel saying "Mediatouch" as well.

It does mention LuxPad 6.5, but when I try to edit its settings it says it caused some weird memory error (rundll) and crashes

 

can anybody reupload that site is down

 

is this what you seek

 

yes but all the links are down
http://www.shareonall.com/Touchpad_Synaptics_v10.2.4_Vistax32_modded_build_2_apba_zip.htm

 

if google turns up nothing,,,,

then you might CLICK on the ORIGINAL POSTER's NICKNAME and try to send him/her an EMAIL or PRIVATE MESSAGE..

 

google didn't turn up anything and i cant get his email and I cant IM him :s

i thought somebody might have the file to upload to rapidshare

 

someone may turn up later this evening with that file....

did you CLICK on his NICK on LEFT of the POST WINDOW?

it should pop up a message about sending a private message... see the attached pic.

it's atleast something to try

 

here's what I have

I cant even PM you :s

 

I hope it's right version -- got them before link went down, but have x64 vista and cant test

http://rapidshare.com/files/135672501/Touchpad_Synaptics_v10.2.4_Vistax32_modded_b2.zip.html

Plz report!

PiEs: have b1 (x32 and x64) if needed, too

 

thanks i'll let you know...
got 1 question...
how do i know if my touchpad can glow?

 

Glow?

If you have 5920 than right buttons will be always on, except red circle at bottom -- this one can be turned off instantly or after certain amount of time

No way (besides physically) to disable blue buttons.

 

I've modded the driver for XP as well. Please check the first post.

Copy pasted from LV2G:

 

Ey man, you rock

Gonna try x64, have x32 on other laptop and I like this "chiralmotion" stuff. Someone said that doesn't work with Firefox (or has problems). It works for me without problems.

 

i was just wondering i wanted to change the cinedash buttons so it would work with VLC ibut i cant figure out how to do it and also if i do change it will it still work with acer arcade?

 

I might be out on a limb here - but can one of the buttons be modified to bring up the 'Jump to file...' dialog in Winamp?

 

Another mod to add to the .inf file, if it's not already there: the "HasBothButtonFeature" line. Just google for that, and you'll find Dell (yes, only Dell, since apparently they're special!) .inf files with that line.
What it does: it lets you set left+right == middle.

 

Any idea if this will work with Aspire Blue Gem Cinedash panel?
I would be VERY happy if someone could help me configuring the Cinedash panel keys

 

Been searching for something like that myself, my CineDash on my 8920G only seem to work with WMP which s**ks a** compared to Winamp in my Eyes ;P

 

awesome mod to synaptics driver but i was wondering if it was possible to use smooth scrolling like what you get with macbooks for the two figure gesture. right now the scroll down option or page down option is the only options.

or because it waits till the fingers have been lifted off the trackpad to complete the gesture will it be impossible to do this?

 

Great work, this even works on my 3 year old Asus laptop.

 

great, works for acer 5550
thank you very much

 

BTW... Ive just installed this driver on my DELL XPS 1330 Vista 64 and its working fine...

good job