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Re: Last round of updates to SL6 issue with touchpad
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Bill Maidment <[log in to unmask]>
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Bill Maidment <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 4 Aug 2015 20:56:07 +1000
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-----Original message-----
From:	Bill Maidment <[log in to unmask]>
Sent:	Tue 04-08-2015 17:38
Subject:	Last round of updates to SL6 issue with touchpad
To:	Scientific Linux Users <[log in to unmask]>; 
> Hi
> After today's SL6 updates were installed, tapping on the touchpad no longer 
> works.
> It appears that the new kernel switches off touchpad tapping, but there is a 
> touchpad tab in System>Preferences>Mouse where you can enable mouse clicks with 
> touchpad.
> A nice little surprise !!!!
> 
> Cheers
> Bill Maidment
> www.maidment.me
> Phone: 02 4472 9374
> 
> 

I also had to add psmouse.proto=exps to the kernel parameters so that the touchpad was active for the logon screen.
This is what I had to do a few years ago. What a backward step !!!

Cheers
Bill Maidment
www.maidment.me
Phone: 02 4472 9374

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