Disable "Tap" on Touch Pad

You might try logging out and back in to xwindow to let the changes take effect. Just end the session and log back in a reboot shouldnt be needed but who knows till you try it. If that doesnt work you can try commenting out the tap part of the touchpad config file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf with a # sign in front of the line you want to disable.

jim Edit: you have to be root to do this. File manager super user mode is easiest.

Thanks for the quick response. I tried rebooting, but that didn't work. I tried to modify the xorg.conf file, but wasn't sure what line to # out. Here's the section of the file.

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
Option "RightEdge" "5300"
Option "TopEdge" "1700"
Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "Repeater" "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Any further guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks again,
Mike

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
Option "RightEdge" "5300"
Option "TopEdge" "1700"
Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
Option "FingerLow" "25"
Option "FingerHigh" "30"
# Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
# Option "MaxTapMove" "220"<
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.06"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.12"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
Option "Repeater" "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

A little experimentation will be needed here the ones i commented out i think are what will do it but im not sure what the results will be you will just have to play with it.Allso you should google linux touchpad xxxxxx with a description where the x's are in case a fix has been found.

jim

Hi Jim,

Unfortunately, it didn't work. I'll need to search for a fix.

Thanks,
Mike

mapilla, I am not in front of my old Dell laptop at the moment, and so I'm checking the Mepis OS Center from an older 3.3.1 installation. But did you check the Mepis OS Center -> System Configuration -> Mouse and Display -> Mouse tab? On that tab there is a section "Enable Mouse Device in X-Windows". There is a radio button "Synaptics Touchpad". To turn it off, choose "PS/2" instead. Click Apply and then ctrl+alt+backspace (or reboot) to restart X Window. Save /etc/X11/xorg.conf first so you can quickly revert if you have a problem.

Let me know if this works for you

Jon

Hi Jon,

Thanks for the help. Unfortunately, there was no affect. I did save the configuration as PS/2, but the touch pad reacts exactly the same way.

It appears the touch pad is being controlled by some other configuration file that I have yet to find.

Thanks again,
Mike

I was having the same problem and installed QSynaptics. Setting it there did the trick for my toshiba laptop.

Well inkscarab, this is an old post, but you have found an application that fixed the problem on your laptop. So thanks for bringing it to our attention!

Jon

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I have exactly the same problem with a Synaptics TouchPad on an Esys laptop, and installing QSynaptics did seem to work initially. However, when I want to use both the mouse (a USB one) and the touchpad at the same time, QSynaptics' settings seem to be lost and the touchpad either hangs or doesn't do what it is told.

I also note that Settings/Peripherals/Touch Pad/General (MEPIS 6.0) requires "Synaptics Driver Version 0.14.4". The default version installed is 0.14.3 and this is the highest available via the standard repositories.

Bleugh! Has anyone else got a reliable solution to this frustrating problem with touchpads?!

I have solved all my touchpad problems on my Solo 9300 by doing the following...

As root edit:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

In the touchpad stanza add the following lines...

Option "TapButton" "0"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"

Then edit:

Option "VertScrollDelta" "0"
(if it wasn't already)

Save it, logout, reboot.

No more problems for me.
HTH

Rudy

Rudy, this isn't Windoze; you don't have to reboot

If you make changes in X configuration or desktop, at most you just have to restart X. To do that press ctrl+alt+backspace

Jon

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Rudy

After a lot of searching, reading, and sorting through comments about how to disable tapping on the touchpad on my Fujitsu Lifebook, I was finally successful. Latest Ubuntu release of SimplyMepis, using KDE. These suggestions were helpful and steered me correctly. The piece of info I was missing was to comment out the
InputDevice "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer"
and uncomment
InputDevice "Touchpad" "CorePointer"
in xorg.conf. Then adding
Option "TapButton0" "0"
Option "TapButton1" "0"
Option "TapButton2" "0"
To the
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"

Werked. I had issues with PS/2 and Touchpad CorePointer both uncommented, as the pad would freeze, but since I do not need or have PS/2 on Fujitsu lifebook, I did not persue further.

Thanks for all the help and Guidance of your forum.

J