Scroll region at bottom edge of pad inoperable in maverick

I have the same issue with my newly installed ubuntu 10.10 64-bit. That was never there with 10.04 32-bit.
on my x100e Thinkpad Lenovo, the lower (bottom) edge doesn't seem to move the pointer besides horizontal scrolling is impossible.

Hi Max Bowsher,
Thanks for reporting bug and helping us to make ubuntu even better. For developers to work on this bug we want to have additional information from you, about the bug.

In your terminal type xev>xev.log
and attach it in a separate comment.

Refer https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection for help regarding all this..

this is my xev>xev.log output

ah!!, So many logs.
ok, but the logs xev and evtest are not very readable. There is too much noise. Upload the said logs again using this technique.

When the xev window pops, point your mouse pointer in that window and press a keyboard key (say a). Now without doing anything else, try to scroll horizontally a few times. Having unable to do so, press 'a' again and then exit using Ctrl-x. Now upload the xev.log to launchpad.

Do the same for evtest also and remember to keep the logs short by not moving around your cursor as it creates a lot of events..

Thank you for your fast reply but there are no events generated when I horizontally scroll rubbing the lower portion of my touchpad. It seems that it does not trigger an instance.
Besides I can't enable horizontal scroll using gpointing-device-settings.

You are welcome juliobahar,
I want the log with no events after you press 'a'. But remember to try to
produce events using lower part of the touchpad. Do same for evtest also.

On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 12:49 AM, juliobahar <email address hidden>wrote:

> Thank you for your fast reply but there are no events generated when I
> horizontally scroll rubbing the lower portion of my touchpad. It seems that
> it does not trigger an instance.
> Besides I can't enable horizontal scroll using gpointing-device-settings.
>
> --
> Scroll region at bottom edge of pad inoperable in maverick
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660887
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-input-synaptics” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
>
> In lucid, my touchpad functioned normally, including circular scrolling
> when I enabled that.
>
> In maverick, it seems that the bottom edge scroll zone is mispositioned off
> the edge of the physical touchpad - circular scrolling works along three
> edges, but not along the bottom edge.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.2-2ubuntu5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic 2.6.35.4
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
> status: connected
> enabled: enabled
> dpms: On
> modes: 1920x1200 1920x1200 1920x1080 1600x1200 1600x1200 1680x1050
> 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x1024 1440x900 1280x960 1280x854 1280x800 1280x720
> 1152x768 1024x768 1024x768 800x600 800x600 848x480 720x480 640x480 640x480
> edid-base64:
> AP///////wAwrlVAAAAAAAAQAQOAIRV46of1lFdPjCcnUFQhCACBgKlAAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBIz+AIHGwFEAwICYAS88QAAAZdDSAIHGwFEAwICYAS88QAAAZAAAADwDRCjLRCigRAQBMo1UyAAAA/gBMVE4xNTRVMi1MMDUKANI=
> DRM.card0.VGA.1:
> status: disconnected
> enabled: disabled
> dpms: On
> modes:
> edid-base64:
> Date: Thu Oct 14 23:12:34 2010
> DkmsStatus:
>
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> MachineType: LENOVO 0674KSG
> PccardctlIdent:
> Socket 0:
> no product info available
> PccardctlStatus:
> Socket 0:
> no card
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
> root=UUID=57eb71e0-dd7f-48b8-86a1-1cf6593fd188 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
> LC_COLLATE=C
> PATH=(custom, user)
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> dmi.bios.date: 06/03/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.bios.version: 7FETA7WW (2.25 )
> dmi.board.name: 0674KSG
> dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.board.version: Not Available
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7FETA7WW(2.25):bd06/03/2008:svnLENOVO:pn0674KSG:pvrThinkPadZ61p:rvnLENOVO:rn0674KSG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
> dmi.product.name: 0674KSG
> dmi.product.version: ThinkPad Z61p
> dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
> system:
> distro: Ubuntu
> codename: maverick
> architecture: x86_64
> kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic
>
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This is my xev output as per your advice I tried to follow strictly your instruction. I'd like to help as much as I can.

I've removed the initial part until the pressing key "a" part, in the file xev.txt, just for your knowledge

This is my evtest output. what I did was:
1. clicked the LEFT touchpad button then
2. performed left to right strokes at the bottom part of the pad in an upward fashion to about its half
3. clicked the RIGHT touchpad button then
4. stroked in the same manner but from right to left
5. clicked a button - LEFT touchpad
6. Did a sine wave movement on the bottom part from left to right
7. clicked a button - RIGHT touchpad

May I know way specifically are you searching for. I might help more knowing what that would be!

Thanks

I am having this same problem on lenovo thinkpad edge. Ubuntu 10.10 Bottom 1/4 of touchpad not responding. I did synclient -m 10 and confirmed that there is no response on this area of the touchpad. (synclient would not detect presses in this area) I found other posts about this laptop having issues. The BottomEdge parameter defaults to 4500, which corresponds roughly to where the pad goes dead. When I change this parameter to 5000 synclient still will not register touches in this area. Let me know if I can feed you more data to help you track down this issue.

@ Alan
Your issue with your touchpad is quite different from this one, I would recommend you to search a more relevant bug report or file a new bug report if you do not find anything appropriate.

@ Juliobahar
Is your lower part of the touchpad completely dead(not even motion of cursor) or just scrolling problem. You can actually run evtest and see that your lower part of touchpad is actually producing events or not by omitting the '>evtest' in the evtest command.

I will be unable to provide any additional info regarding this bug I reported, as the hardware I was experiencing it on has had an unfortunate encounter with some grapefruit juice, and is now quite dead.

@Max
oh!!
Then I think we should close the bug report here as the bug report has an issue that is quite different being discussed here.

So I request Alan or julio to file a new bug report in this regard and subscribe me there, so that we can resume the discussion there. After that I will close this bug report..

@Max @Gursimran @Alan

This issue stands. I can confirm with 100% certainty, that it is a software problem and not a grapefruit juice mishap as Max mentioned.

Yes, the lower part is completely dead no motion of the cursor at all. Both xev and evtest produce no events. This happens to me on ubuntu 10.10 64-bit only, after a clean install. To make sure it isn't a faulty hardware, I've used a the 32-bit Lucid 10.04 LiveCD, and the touchpad is fully functional.

The whole story is exactly as what Alan is describing in post #17. There is some malpositioning or misplacement of touchpad's axises. X-axis is fine, while the Y-axis is limited at around 4550.

@juliobahar
Actually the problem of the original bug reporter Max was quite different of yours and Alan's. So in that regard I was requesting you to file another bug report that mentions yours and Alan's issue so I can close this bug report.

Still, no problem I will do that for you..

@ Max
As you cannot provide us with data with your bug report, so I'm closing this bug report and if in future you feel like you can somehow provide us with data. Please open this bug report again by putting the status to New again.

Keep filing bugs..
Cheers!!

@ julio @ Alan
Still it will be good you can file the bug report and subscribe me there so we can continue there by

Just type this in your terminal
$ ubuntu-bug linux

@ Alan
Are you willing to do that or should I proceed? if you did please subscribe me too.

Never mind my question I've already open a new bug report and subscribed you guys Gursimran & Alan
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/669399

Thanks a lot juliobahar, now we can continue there