Re: ALPS UltraNav (ThinkPad R61) Support

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Thu, 22 May 2008 08:49:40 -0400
Gary Duzan <gary%duzan.org@localhost> wrote:

>    I recently purchased a ThinkPad R61 and have been doing pretty
> well with it except for the touchpoint/touchpad. Motions and buttons
> work, but I don't get touchpad scrolling and tapping is enabled,
> both of which I find annoying.  Based on the following web site
> I'm guessing is because the device is really an ALPS, and isn't
> recognized as being Synaptics compatible, so the support isn't
> enabled.
> 
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/UltraNav
> 
>    Has anyone looked into matching and enabling Synaptics support
> for this device? Any pointers would be helpful.
> 
On my T61, I can tap on the Touchpad for a left-button click.


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb