Ubuntu or Lubuntu 14.04 how to speed the touchpad up?

CF-29NDLGFB running 2GB of RAM (thanks to this forum)

I have run both Ubuntu and Lubuntu 14.04. Lubuntu definitely runs faster. But on neither model have I been able to permanently make the touchpad stay sped up. It takes about seven swipes to get from one side of the screen to the other. I have read a number of forums and have found a number of fixes, but none stay after a reboot.

Does anyone know what I need to do?

 

From terminal,
$ xset m 8 1 #per session quicky.
For permanent:
$ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.conf
in the editor:
options psmouse resolution=400 #on the top line. Then save......active on next boot.
This is hard to show since the CODE tag was deleted.
The dollar sign is already there in terminal. On cut and paste be aware I put a space in front of xset and sudo for clarity. # sign means these are notes.

This worked and still does for 10.04 through 13. and a bunch of others....Mint 17.1 being my latest? I have not personally used 14.
The xset one works instantly and could be placed in a script with a desktop button.

Let me know. PM shows up in my email.

 

Nope, xset works for a temporary fix. But no permanent solution with the other fix. Maybe I need to back up a couple of generation in OS and see if it work in Ubuntu 12.

 

"Maybe I need to back up a couple of generation in OS and see if it work in Ubuntu 12."
i have a '30 and i have used linux mint 13 on it ... no problems with the mouse pad as i recall .
i have tried other releases of mint but always come back to 13 ... the others had a couple of bugs in them or other glitches .

ps ... i always go back to the "classic" gnome desktop/icons .

 

Apples and oranges. CF-29 and before have psmouse touchpad.

I'll try my Linux guy (kodeniner) to see what his take is on this. I'm glad I threw the caveat in there. "I have not personally used 14"

Take a look at Makulu w/Xfce desktop. (requires touchpad tweak but only once)

In Ubuntu 14 do a line by line read of /var/log/xorg.0.log ...mouse is towards the bottom.

I'm wondering if we could put the psmouse.conf in /etc/modprobe.d......thinking in progress.............I'll get back to you.

Back to you:
Look for a line like this.......
" 11.356] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"......maybe put psmouse.conf there. I'll grab a 29 and see if I can break it. There must be one here somewhere.

I'm baaack. (who said that)
Real quick I found a 29 with ZorinLinux on it. /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.conf contents are "options psmouse proto=imps" I wonder why I did that? Expect more later.

 

Careful! I broke my X desktop.
I think we need to learn to do the tweak with /modprobe.d or definitely not use options in a xorg.conf.d file.
Figured this was worth a double post.

 

I added the last line you said, but have not been able to test the others. The options psmouse proto=imps didn't work.

Oddly I have run Zorin 9 on it and it runs fine with the system mouse settings set to maximum.

I just am more comfortable with Ubuntu/Lubuntu.

Thanks for trying to help me work through this issue. It has to be something simple.

 

The resolution setting can be added to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/some number-somename.conf

This from synaptics quirks.conf

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Dell Inspiron quirks"
MatchTag "inspiron_1120"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "JumpyCursorThreshold" "250"
EndSection

I'm having brain fade on the right words to put where.
Note it uses Option not options, replace "Jumpyetc" with resolution or Resolution and 250 with 400.
lsmod shows psmouse so that replaces synaptics.
So you need the wording to replace Dell and inspiron_1120.


Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Dell Inspiron quirks"
MatchTag "inspiron_1120"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "psmouse"
Option "resolution" "400"
EndSection

Section and EndSection are critical as are caps.
Tools:
lshw
lsinput #I needed to add this.

BTW "lshw > lshw.txt" prints to a txt file.

Here's the pad on a CF-31 from lsinput.

/dev/input/event5
bustype : BUS_I8042
vendor : 0x2
product : 0x1
version : 0
name : "PS/2 Generic Mouse"
phys : "isa0060/serio2/input0"
bits ev : EV_SYN EV_KEY EV_REL

CF-29 would be a lot different.

 

Ok just changing the options to option fixed mine.

So the correct fix for a slow touchpad in Ubuntu/Lubuntu 14.04 is:

For permanent:
$ sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.conf
in the editor:
option psmouse proto=imps #on the top line. Then save......active on next boot.


Thank you so much. I knew it had to be simple, just knowing the right syntax and where.

Whoever assigns reputation/trophy points need to give you more.

 

Good show!

 

@gbrittenum

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