And by "crappy" I mean: not working gestures, buttons clicked on random, cannot properly select text, etc... basic test: you simply cannot play solitaire ;-).
Finally I found mtrack!
3 easy steps:
1) install
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-mtrack
2) at the bottom of configuration add those settings (instead vi you could use nano/gedit):
sudo vi /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf
my settings are:
Section "InputClass"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Identifier "Touchpads"
Driver "mtrack"
Option "Sensitivity" "0.95"
Option "FingerHigh" "12"
Option "FingerLow" "1"
Option "IgnoreThumb" "true"
Option "IgnorePalm" "true"
Option "TapButton1" "0"
Option "TapButton2" "0"
Option "TapButton3" "0"
Option "TapButton4" "0"
Option "ClickFinger1" "1"
Option "ClickFinger2" "3"
Option "ClickFinger3" "3"
Option "ButtonMoveEmulate" "false"
Option "ButtonIntegrated" "true"
Option "ClickTime" "25"
Option "BottomEdge" "25"
Option "SwipeLeftButton" "8"
Option "SwipeRightButton" "9"
Option "SwipeUpButton" "0"
Option "SwipeDownButton" "0"
Option "ScrollDistance" "75"
Option "ScrollUpButton" "5"
Option "ScrollDownButton" "4"
EndSection
note ScrollUpButton/ScrollDownButton - changed to default apple like behavior ("natural");
3) restart and enjoy:
sudo restart lightdm
This was a lifesaver, thanks!
ReplyDeleteWas about to give up with Ubuntu on my old MBP.
ReplyDeletemtrack provides much better control of the touchpad.
Many thanks for sharing!
Fresh install of Ubuntu 15.04 on a MacBook Pro 8,2 system. Really annoying, almost painfully unusable defaults for the touchpad. These instructions made a big difference. Much better now. Instructions worked flawlessly, except that on Ubuntu 15.04 step 3 of the instructions is replaced with
ReplyDeletesystemctl restart lightdm
And note this will restart your desktop, causing you to lose any unsaved work.
Hi. Thanks for the post. Here is my config which works well on a Macbook Air 6,1 (running under Gnome Ubuntu).
ReplyDeleteSection "InputClass"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Identifier "Touchpads"
Driver "mtrack"
Option "Sensitivity" "0.65"
Option "FingerHigh" "12"
Option "FingerLow" "4"
Option "IgnoreThumb" "true"
Option "IgnorePalm" "true"
Option "TapButton1" "0"
Option "TapButton2" "0"
Option "TapButton3" "0"
Option "TapButton4" "0"
Option "ClickFinger1" "1"
Option "ClickFinger2" "3"
Option "ClickFinger3" "3"
Option "ButtonMoveEmulate" "true"
Option "ButtonIntegrated" "true"
Option "ClickTime" "25"
Option "BottomEdge" "40"
Option "SwipeLeftButton" "8"
Option "SwipeRightButton" "9"
Option "SwipeUpButton" "0"
Option "SwipeDownButton" "0"
Option "ScrollDistance" "75"
Option "ScrollUpButton" "4"
Option "ScrollDownButton" "5"
Option "ThumbSize" "35"
Option "PalmSize" "55"
Option "DisableOnThumb" "false"
Option "DisableOnPalm" "true"
Option "SwipeDistance" "1000"
Option "ScrollLeftButton" "7"
Option "ScrollRightButton" "6"
Option "AccelerationProfile" "2"
Option "ConstantDeceleration" "2.0" # Decelerate endspeed
Option "AdaptiveDeceleration" "2.0" # Decelerate slow movements
EndSection
Thanks! That's the best set of parameters I've used.
DeleteHow to fix MacBook Pro touchpad on Ubuntu 14.04 ... emacbookair.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThis post is great ... if anything the trackpad is now sensitive to movement but I seem to be getting used to it!
ReplyDeleteIt works very nicely, except that now I can't reveal my unity sidebar! I'd prefer not to have to press the command key every time, and there may be other features which I don't know I'm missing! any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteI can't edit the file in terminal or when I open it in gedit. It says I don't have permission when I try to edit the file in gedit.
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DeleteAfter I added the settings to the config file and restarted, by mouse was no longer visible. I had to remove the settings I added and restart again to restore my mouse. What happened?
ReplyDeleteHi, I lost cursor , mouse and touchpad since I activated this mtrack. I removed but not able to get cursor back. Please help
ReplyDeleteHi, I lost cursor , mouse and touchpad since I activated this mtrack. I removed but not able to get cursor back. Please help
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ReplyDeleteI am using Ubuntu 14.04 on hp-530-notebook. Please help
it's trash.... it doesn't work on my MacBook Pro running zorin OS 9.
ReplyDeleteit's trash.... it doesn't work on my MacBook Pro running zorin OS 9.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you can help me but i tried your code and now my touch pad is disabled. Any ideas on what I can try to get it back working?
ReplyDeleteMagic Trackpad is working fine in ubuntu 14.04 from out of the box, but I can't change workspace with three fingers. At least four fingers is working when hiding taskbar.
ReplyDeleteThen I decided to try this one. I got this error while installing driver:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-mtrack
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xserver-xorg-input-mtrack : Depends: xorg-input-abi-20
Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.14.99.902)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
I have the same error. :) Did you solve it? Funny you were trying this just a month ago.
DeleteI had the same problem - the package cannot be installed because it depends on another package, which is not installed on the system. Solution:
Deletesudo apt-get install xorg-input-abi-20
Then go back and try again with
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-mtrack
That should solve your problem.
In ubuntu 16.04 you should use the mtrack driver from here "https://github.com/p2rkw/xf86-input-mtrack". The dirver in the apt is old and not maintained. After having problems with scrolling, i compiled and installed it from the site. Ther are no problems now and you have more settings for the tochpad.
ReplyDeleteI've tried this twice now, and both times it essentially bricked the Ubuntu install. I'm on a 2012 Macbook running Sierra, trying to dual boot 16.04.2 Gnome. Each time I've done what you suggested, and after I restart, the keyboard and trackpad don't respond. Even plugging in USB keyboards/mice doesn't help.
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