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Sensitivity of Synaptics pointing stick

DISCUSSION Jan Kiszka 2 participants 5 messages Feb 14, 2008 – Feb 17, 2008 HID

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Jan Kiszka

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Hi,

it looks like I have a Synaptics pointing stick on my Lifebook E8110, connected as PS/2 pass-through device via a Synaptics touchpad. It works, but it is horribly insensitive, making me crack my fingers regularly. Is anyone aware of a way to tune the sensitivity of this device (like one can do with Thinkpad trackpoints)?

I once had Windows on this box, but I don't recall anymore if it came with some tuning software, thus I don't know if the hardware can be tuned at all. If it can be tuned, are "just" the specs lacking? Did anyone already try to obtain them from Synaptics?

Jan

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Hi, Jan,

Quoted 8 lines · Jan Kiszka

Hi,

it looks like I have a Synaptics pointing stick on my Lifebook E8110, connected as PS/2 pass-through device via a Synaptics touchpad. It works, but it is horribly insensitive, making me crack my fingers regularly. Is anyone aware of a way to tune the sensitivity of this device (like one can do with Thinkpad trackpoints)?

It's strange, because I have the same laptop and both touch pad and touch stick are working very well. Try setting MinSpeed, MaxSpeed, AccelFactor and TrackstickSpeed parameters.

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Dmitry
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Quoted 13 lines · Dmitry Baryshkov

Hi, Jan,

Quoted 8 lines · Jan Kiszka

Hi,

it looks like I have a Synaptics pointing stick on my Lifebook E8110, connected as PS/2 pass-through device via a Synaptics touchpad. It works, but it is horribly insensitive, making me crack my fingers regularly. Is anyone aware of a way to tune the sensitivity of this device (like one can do with Thinkpad trackpoints)?

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It's strange, because I have the same laptop and both touch pad and touch stick are working very well. Try setting MinSpeed, MaxSpeed, AccelFactor and TrackstickSpeed parameters.

It doesn't like me: I do not see any impact. Could you send me your XF11Config to crosscheck?

TIA,
Jan

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Quoted 14 lines · Jan Kiszka
Quoted 13 lines · Dmitry Baryshkov

Hi, Jan,

Quoted 9 lines · Jan Kiszka

Hi,

it looks like I have a Synaptics pointing stick on my Lifebook E8110, connected as PS/2 pass-through device via a Synaptics touchpad. It works, but it is horribly insensitive, making me crack my fingers regularly. Is anyone aware of a way to tune the sensitivity of this device (like one can do with Thinkpad trackpoints)?

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It's strange, because I have the same laptop and both touch pad and touch stick are working very well. Try setting MinSpeed, MaxSpeed,

Hi, Ian,

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AccelFactor and TrackstickSpeed parameters.

It doesn't like me: I do not see any impact. Could you send me your XF11Config to crosscheck?

Sure:

Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option          "HorizScrollDelta"      "0"
        Option          "SHMConfig"             "true"

EndSection

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Quoted 14 lines · Jan Kiszka
Quoted 13 lines · Dmitry Baryshkov

Hi, Jan,

Quoted 9 lines · Jan Kiszka

Hi,

it looks like I have a Synaptics pointing stick on my Lifebook E8110, connected as PS/2 pass-through device via a Synaptics touchpad. It works, but it is horribly insensitive, making me crack my fingers regularly. Is anyone aware of a way to tune the sensitivity of this device (like one can do with Thinkpad trackpoints)?

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It's strange, because I have the same laptop and both touch pad and touch stick are working very well. Try setting MinSpeed, MaxSpeed,

Hi, Ian,

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AccelFactor and TrackstickSpeed parameters.

It doesn't like me: I do not see any impact. Could you send me your XF11Config to crosscheck?

Sure:

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Section "InputDevice"

        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"              "auto-dev"
        Option          "HorizScrollDelta"      "0"
        Option          "SHMConfig"             "true"

EndSection

Hmm, but that's for the touchpad, not the trackpoint. And it doesn't contain any sensitivity parameters. /me is confused.

Jan