[SOLVED] Right click on touchpad doesn't work

Lancelot du Lac · 2016-02-06 18:29:21

Hello everybody !
I've just installed bunsenLabs and I have a little problem. As I wrote in the subject, I can't use the right click button of my touchpad. I tried to set up with synclient, but it doesn't work because this tool seems to set up the touchpad itself, not the buttons. I also use a Logitech mouse, which works really good.
With LinuxMint, on the same laptop, I haven't got this problem, but with a live session of BL, the problem occurs.
My question is : where can I set up the buttons of the touchpad ?

My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 7548, 64 bit, 16G Ram, 1To HD, Intel Core i7-5500U, dual core 2,4 GHz with the last version of bunsenlabs.

Thank you very much for your answers !

Last edited by Lancelot du Lac (2016-02-11 10:17:20)

damo · 2016-02-06 18:55:38

Try with xset (mouse options) - see `man xset` for the usage. Put the working command in your autostart.

`xset -q` will give the current settings

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-06 20:24:07

Please post the output of:

egrep -i 'synap|alps|etps' /proc/bus/input/devices

You have Broadwell (Skylake?) hardware so you may have to try a newer kernel version from the jessie-backports repository.

https://wiki.debian.org/Backports

Which kernel version is your Mint system using?

uname -a

Lancelot du Lac · 2016-02-07 07:38:19

Thanks for your answers !

@ Head_on_a_Stick :

egrep -i 'synap|alps|etps' /proc/bus/input/devices

It copy/paste this, but it does nothing...

For the kernel version of Mint, I remember I've changed it to 4.0, but I will put your command when switching of OS to be sure.

@ damo

The mouse options in xset are only threshold and acceleration : I didn't find options for clicks... I've tried to change xmodmap settings, but the problem is that the right click button of the touchpad is recognized as the left click...

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-07 09:27:34

Lancelot du Lac wrote:

For the kernel version of Mint, I remember I've changed it to 4.0

I think you should try a newer kernel version in BunsenLabs as well.

Here is a guide I prepared earlier:
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=1257

Lancelot du Lac · 2016-02-07 13:36:28

Well, uname -a gives that :

Linux philippe-Inspiron-7548 4.2.0-18-generic #22~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 6 22:20:11 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Ok, I'll try to change my kernel in BL too with your guide, and I'll give you news.
Thank you very much !

Lancelot du Lac · 2016-02-07 17:55:46

I have a little problem actually to change the kernel : my computer boots on Grub2 made by LinuxMint, and I can't change the kernel. I'll see that and I give you news.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-07 18:01:02

Lancelot du Lac wrote:

my computer boots on Grub2 made by LinuxMint

Just update GRUB from your Mint system

I'm not sure what the exact command is though...

EDIT: Looks like it's:

sudo update-grub

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/910

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2016-02-07 18:01:55)

Lancelot du Lac · 2016-02-11 10:13:08

Sorry for answering so late, I was very busy last days... But thanks for your help, because it works perfectly ! Unfortunately, with the last version of the kernel, wi-fi is disabled... Well, let's resolve this problem !

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