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#DELL ALPS TOUCHPAD DRIVERS#
Browse to the DRIVERS & DOWNLOADS tab on your computer's Dell product support page and see if ALPS is listed under Mouse, Keyboard & Devices. To determine whether or not your computer has a ALPS TouchPad, perform the following steps.
#DELL ALPS TOUCHPAD HOW TO#
Read this on how to write a udev rule to fix it. I started out with: - Dell Vostro 1520 with GeForce 9300M GS and Alps TouchPad - Windows 7 pro 圆4 RTM (from Microsoft Action Pack Subscription) - Dell BIOS A03 and Win7 drivers up-to-date from Dell website including the Dell Touchpad driver 7.104. Determining whether or not your computer has a ALPS TouchPad. Note: If you also use a USB mouse, then the event numbers may change depending on if you use your USB mouse or not. For details regarding these, and much more, visit The Synaptics Driver’s homepage There are GUI tools available to change settings. TouchPad on Dell Experion 1545 with Windows 8.1 I am now using Windows 8.1 on an Dell Inspiron 1545 and have found that the ALPS TouchPad driver that works best for me is this one from Dell: InputDriverFGG85WN8. and the newer 8.1200.101.218, A00 will not install. To use it you must have the SHMConfig option set to true first. Now I have it all!! Read /usr/share/doc/xorg-driver-synaptics/README.gz to find out what the parameters I have in my nf file mean, and what you can change, and how.Īlso, there is a tool synclient that can enable you to try out changed values without restarting.
The relevant sections of the nf file looked as follows after I was done editing: I found this forum post describing how to get Alps touchpads working, and set out to edit my /etc/X11/nf file. So though I have an Alps touchpad, my computer is configured for a Synaptics touchpad! Time to go solution-hunting!
To see what I have in the X configuration. I went to check if my X.org x-server recognizes this. Dell Touchpad Driver Update Utility Supported OS: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP File Version: Version 5.6.12 File Size: 4.3 MB File Name: DriverEasySetup.exe Overall Rating: Touchpad Dell Driver Alps Electric Device Type: Input Devices (mouse, etc. Over the last month or so, I have been using my touchpad with extra care, and so now it is not that big a problem, but yesterday a friend of mine was using the laptop and then I saw that I had to fix this. Just moving the pointer over a link would click it, some of the time. Fixing my Alps Touchpad with the Synaptics Driver NovemPosted by Carthik in guides, ubuntu.Įver since I upgraded to Breezy, the touchpad on my laptop has been acting funky.