Sensitivity of Synaptics pointing stick

Sensitivity of Synaptics pointing stick

[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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Re: Sensitivity of Synaptics pointing stick

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

Hi, Jan,

Jan Kiszka wrote:

> 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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With best wishes
Dmitry

Re: Sensitivity of Synaptics pointing stick

[Jan Kiszka]

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Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> Hi, Jan,
> 
> Jan Kiszka wrote:
> 
>> 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.

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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Re: Sensitivity of Synaptics pointing stick

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

Jan Kiszka wrote:

> Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
>> Hi, Jan,
>> 
>> Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> 
>>> 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,
Hi, Ian,

>> 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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With best wishes
Dmitry

Re: Sensitivity of Synaptics pointing stick

[Jan Kiszka]

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Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> Jan Kiszka wrote:
> 
>> Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
>>> Hi, Jan,
>>>
>>> Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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,
> Hi, Ian,
> 
>>> 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
> 

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

Jan



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