Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: marmarama on October 30, 2014, 01:56:15 AM
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hello!
i want to enable tapping on the touchpad. i installed xf86-input-synaptics and by default tapping is not enabled. i can enable it with
synclient TapButtons1=1 but after reboot i goes back to default.
i try to find where the synclient file is? in arch linux its stated its in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf . where is it in tinycore?
so i can edit it and keep changes permanently.
thanks!
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as per the apps gui: /usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
If you take a look at the file, it tells you where to copy it to in order to edit it - note that you would then need to add it to your backup.
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thanks for reply!
but i still need help. i found the file but i dont know what to do next. i want change an option from TapButton1=0 to an option
TapButton1=1. how can i do that to make it persistent?
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As per the file:
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE, your distribution will likely overwrite
# it when updating. Copy (and rename) this file into
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d first.
Then you edit the file and then add "etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf" to /opt/.filetool.lst
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hi again!
1.what does it mean to rename the file? its 50-synaptics.conf. i created /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d but left in with the same name, i dont know what to rename it.....
2 in my tinycore 5.4 /opt contains only backgrounds bootlacal.sh bootsync.sh and shutdown.sh and tcemirror files. there is no /opt/.filetool.lst. do i have to create it?
thanks!
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EDIT
sorry, i just found the filetool.lst, its a hidden file in /opt.
but the first question remains- what to rename the 50-synaptics.conf ?
thanks
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In fact I don't believe you need to rename the file, you can copy it as-is to the folder /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
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hi!
i added "etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf" to /opt/.filetool.lst and now after reboot i get the message " failed in waitforX "
any ideas how i can startX?
thanks
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Instead of "startx", use this:
/usr/local/bin/Xorg -nolisten tcp &
..and check for error messages.
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hi!
thanks for answers,
i did /usr/local/bin/Xorg -nolisten tcp & and got the answer /usr/local/bin/Xorg not found.... :-\
what else i can do?
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Hi marmarama
It sounds like Xorg is not installed.
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hi!
Xorg is installed. it was booting well but after i wanted to enable touchpad not just one time with synclient but make it permanent after reboot, i edited /etc and added to filetool.lst. but then i can boot only into command line..
any ideas?
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I'm not sure if that's what you did or not, but you should only specify the file you edited and not all of /etc
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SOLVED!
thank you very much!
what i did was type in command line /usr/local/binXorg .some big answer came out where i saw my typing mistake in line 38 of the file i etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf i edited it and now it works!
thanks a lot again. tiny core rocks!