what touchpad do i have? CF-19 C

i have a CF-19Cxxxxx

I have installed ubuntu 11.04 and need to know what touchpad i have. Theres the alps or something else. I went to panasonics drivers and its just says touchpad driver, not 'alps touchpad driver' etc.

anyone know or know how i can find out in ubuntu?

 

system administration logfile viewer xorg.0.log.
Scroll to the bottom and then up a few lines. Look for touchpad.

The earlier Marks use a version of PS2.

Try this:

........or Synaptics.......or PS2

Caps are critical.

Jeff

 

im very new to ubuntu so not too sure what im looking at. ive copied the bottom section of the log viewer from above the ps/2 stuff. not sure what im looking for really. im not sure if im missing drivers or what

[ 17.477] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Fujitsu Component USB Touch Panel (/dev/input/js0)
[ 17.478] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 17.478] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Fujitsu Component USB Touch Panel (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 17.478] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 17.508] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event3)
[ 17.510] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 17.510] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
[ 17.510] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 17.510] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
[ 17.510] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
[ 17.524] (--) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
[ 17.524] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
[ 17.524] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input3/event3"
[ 17.524] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 17.524] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 17.524] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 17.524] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"
[ 17.526] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/event11)
[ 17.526] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 17.526] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PS/2 Generic Mouse'
[ 17.526] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 17.526] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: always reports core events
[ 17.526] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event11"
[ 17.540] (--) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
[ 17.540] (--) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found relative axes
[ 17.540] (--) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[ 17.540] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[ 17.540] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 17.540] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 17.540] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input11/event11"
[ 17.540] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Generic Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
[ 17.540] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[ 17.540] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 17.540] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 17.540] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 17.540] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 17.541] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/mouse1)
[ 17.541] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 17.561] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Panasonic Laptop Support (/dev/input/event6)
[ 17.561] (**) Panasonic Laptop Support: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 17.561] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Panasonic Laptop Support'
[ 17.561] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 17.561] (**) Panasonic Laptop Support: always reports core events
[ 17.561] (**) Panasonic Laptop Support: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
[ 17.580] (--) Panasonic Laptop Support: Found keys
[ 17.580] (II) Panasonic Laptop Support: Configuring as keyboard
[ 17.580] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input6/event6"
[ 17.580] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Panasonic Laptop Support" (type: KEYBOARD)
[ 17.580] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 17.580] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 17.580] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "gb"

 

O.K. go into applications terminal.

type

I think of this as grep = get report. dmesg is the display message tool for the kernel buffer.

The kernel is the operating system specs that are written each time you turn on the machine. Linux looks for hardware, then the appropriate drivers (found in the operating system) They are mostly already on your machine. You do not need to rattle all over the universe looking for drivers as in some other operating systems.

What is going on? Touchpad not working or?

The section you sent does not include the touchpad. Remember caps and try the above.

 

Ummmm is your touchpad enabled in bios?

 

touch pad works. just the scroll on the right and bottom doesnt.

I typed that into the terminal but it just went down a line and nothing happened. I tried it like this
dmesg | grep TouchPad
and like this
dmesg|grep TouchPad

not sure if it had spaces between. neither bought anything else up. I havent checked bios but i would assume it on otherwise it wouldnt work would it?

 

just checked bios. everything is enabled.

 

Take a look at synaptics under Ubuntu Software Center. My CF-51 scrolls and has xserver-xorg-input-synaptics installed.
Synaptics won't show up until you type the last s to differentiate from synaptic (package manager).
Your CF-19 is using the generic mouse bit for your touchpad.
This is how my 51 looks. Not saying it is right but it does work.

type in terminal

I'd like to see the result.

Jeff

 

screenshot of the xinput list command in a terminal

 

OK excellent ...that's identical to my CF-30. If I can get it working I'll give you a yell.

"the kernel decides you have a generic mouse" Quote from some of my reading. I'm trying to figure out why CF-51 recognizes SynPS/2 and CF-30 does not.

Also I'm trying to fix my weed-eater.....know anything about that?

Jeff

 

Double post kind of....
In terminal

If your 19 is like my 30, you got it you just ain't using it. Let me know.

 

are you still talking computers?? lol

 

any ideas?

i dont really know where to start with linux. Im having trouble finding answers online. Nothing seems straightforward. Im willing to learn but im not going to buy an ebay special 'how to use linux'.
If anyone knows a good source for learning the way of linux would be appreciated. i dont mind buying a proper book or something.

 

Have you checked this out yet How to Learn to Use Linux - wikiHow or this search how to use linux - Google Search

 

If this is still about the touchpad I know how you feel.

From my research....40 hours now I have found that the CF-29 and CF-51 both have Synaptics touchpad firmware version 8.96. The 51 runs it fine with no interference (I mean help from me). Ubuntu 10.10, 10.04. 11.04. The CF-29 does not "see" the touchpad as a Synaptics or SynPS/2 device so it falls back on the generic tp which has no vertical/horizontal scroll.

I agree about the Linux forums for the most part. Someone will ask a question and forty people will chime in with "oh, mine does that too." But no answers.

May I recommend a cheat sheet for commands. There are several.

My wife always buys the ________ For Dummies Book.

I run till I hit a wall...research the wall...get sidetracked by something else and eventually "get it".

If it's any help I started messing with Linux about 16 months ago.

Hang in there.

Jeff