How To Enable Touchpad

[Aruman]

Hi guys, I've just installed Backtrack 4 R2 as a Dual Boot With Windows 7 on my Sony Vaio vpc Z series, but my Synaptic touchpad doesn't work, I'm currently using a USB mouse to able to work with Backtrack, but I want to use my touchpad since it will be more easy for me to work with, how can I enable it for it to work?

Anyways thanks a lot,

Aruman.

[Scamentology]

I also occasionally have an issue with the touchpad.

This only happens on a rebuilt live dvd that I made log in automatically and I am using a custom xorg.conf file - so I figure its just me.

no promises but this clears it up for me on my Sony vpc.
try "control alt backspace" then type startx again.

[Aruman]

Thanks a lot, but still no luck.

[eyeofspace]

Did you manage to fix this problem? I posted a thread in the beginners forum to no avail. Mine doesnt work at all. I have a Y series

[Aruman]

No, still no luck, I think I'm just waiting for BT5 and hope it will work then.

Cheers,

Aruman.

[MREZA]

Hello Aruman,

you have to add “i8042.nopnp” at the end of the kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst

in my case :


title BackTrack 4 R2, kernel 2.6.35.8
uuid 40147649-10b2-4fa2-b3d4-b5288a326913
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.35.8 root=UUID=04f54c21-f9a2-40ad-b9d6-ffd34139712c ro quiet vga=0x31a=0x317 i8042.nopnp
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.35.8

[Aruman]

Thanks MREZA I will try that and see how it's goes.

Cheers.