gprince Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Hi, You have to replace keyboard.Prefpane with the old one if you still have it. It is located in the /S/L/PreferencePanes folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilveRain Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 gprince, yes. This is why I asked someone to post here this file. (if you attentively read the last sentence of my previous post) Well, do you have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upthevolume Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I installed the driver and rebooted did the fix and rebooted then i copied the files over and when i go to terminal and type the commands neither work. first one says no such process and the second no such file. please help! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcunit Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 anyone get this working on lenovo r61/t61/x61? I tried with my R61 7732cto and had to revert back to the original settings. I'm running 10.5.6 (clean updated from iatkos 5i, vanilla kernel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David0ff Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 hey, i just tried to get it working on my r60 (9456-cto), no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilveRain Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I found old keyboard.prefpane on mediafire. There are another way to fix this problem, but I don't test it! (from MSI Wind Forums) 10.5.6 Synaptic Trackpad Enabler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatDeceiver Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 just noticed something odd after 10.5.6. thought I figured this out already, but that wouldn't be fun, would it? I loose my 1fingerscroll when I unplug my usb mouse. at the same time the mouse tab under system preferences disappears as well. the trackpad prefpane is still there but fingerscrolling stops working. when I plug my mouse back in everything works just like before and the mouse tab comes back... anybody else has this and may have a solution? maybe I should get rid of the trackpad prefpane moved out of keyboard/mouse prefpane and get my old keyboard prefpane with trackpad tab back (10.5.5). I know it worked fine with that. edit1: ok, just used my 10.5.5 keyboard prefpane and left the edited trackpad prefpane from 10.5.6 in there. fingerscrolling stays on now after unplugging my mouse. I guess this has been said in a different context above... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtzpower Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 What's up about the vostro 1700 ?I read that 1 or 2 finger scrolling didn't work on the vostro 1700...So, is there a fix? Does someone have a working scrolling? Thanks. Nicolas I never did get my Inspiron 1720 working (same issues as the Vostro 1700). HOWEVER, I have become quite fond of scrolling by highlighting text and moving the cursor to the edge of the screen (so it highlights off the screen causing a scrolling effect). Works good enough for me, so I never even tried getting scrolling to work after finding that trick. Hopefully the trick will provide some sanity while we seek a solution, but in all honesty, once you get use to it, its very satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nZeus Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hi! I'm sorry, but i'm tired of searching on forums how to resolve my problem... i have DELL Inspiron 1520 with synaptics touchpad, and i really want to have 1 or 2 finger scrolling... Certainly, i tried using this faq. As the result, i got toooo sensitive touchpad (trembling), and i cannot load FFScroll pane (i got text "Loading FFScroll..." only). If anyone with dell 1520 had successfully installed ffscroll, could you help me to resolve my problem?... And, give me your working plist... Please... ps. I would like also to teach my hackintosh to understand middle button click by clicking left+right buttons. Is it possible? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconup Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 after some tweaking and using values which I don't see anywhere else on this thread I have true 2 finger scrolling on my synaptics trackpad. The only problem is that the pointer is not perfectly stable when I have one finger on the trackpad, and this results in a little jump when I put the second finger on it, however no problems with the scrolling and no jumps when I remove my fingers... also I set the trackpad speed at the minimum under mouse preferences. here's my plist com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad.plist.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDBlackDiamond Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Thank you for making FFScroll. Using a Dell D830 Lattitude, and was able to get the track pad to do scrolling and tap to click. I also enabled 3rd button click, if you hold down both mice buttons simultaneously. I use this in Firefox to open a new tabbed window when clicking on a link. Attached is my com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad.plist Note: I like the mouse and scroll fast with a light touch. com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hello everyone, I noticed that a lot of people have been mentioning that FFScroll doesn't startup. I have attached an app that will startup FFScroll. The default path for the application is /usr/local/bin/ if you have changed that path, change it in the app or move your stuff back to the default location of FFScroll. To use it, go to System Preferences > Account > Login Items > drag&drop the file in the list and it will work the next time. I have been using this and it works great! FFScroll_StartUp.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey_@@ Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I've done everything and it seems to work well. The only problem is that when I turn the computer on the trackpad and scrolling have the sensibility to high, so I must run (every time) the sudo killall -9 FFScrollDaemon and the sudo /usr/local/bin/FFScrollDaemon commands... any tips on how can I solve that little problem??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I've done everything and it seems to work well. The only problem is that when I turn the computer on the trackpad and scrolling have the sensibility to high, so I must run (every time) the sudo killall -9 FFScrollDaemon and the sudo /usr/local/bin/FFScrollDaemon commands... any tips on how can I solve that little problem??? What I noticed is that usually the FFScroll daemon/service will not start during startup, which is why the pointer behaves so weird AND FFScroll (in System Preferences) gets stuck at "Loading...". Do a test, next time you boot up, instead of killing and restarting the service, go into your Sys Preferences and click on FFScroll app. IF it gets stuck at loading then the service didn't start during startup. If it does load then you have to adjust the settings in the com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey_@@ Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 hum.. and how can I "force" the FFScroll daemon/service to load at startup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 hum.. and how can I "force" the FFScroll daemon/service to load at startup? Did you try the application that I attached? It basically forces FFScroll to load during startup, after you put it in your your Login Items list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmehere Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 hi all BIG THNX SilveRain !!! I found old keyboard.prefpane on mediafire. There are another way to fix this problem, but I don't test it! (from MSI Wind Forums) 10.5.6 Synaptic Trackpad Enabler this is perfectly worked on my Fujitsu Esrpimo mobile U9200 synaptic trackpad troubles finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp3d Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hiya Guys, Just wanted to post my results. I have tried it a couple different ways and get no luck. The mouse and keyboard just lock up and I have to reinstall the original kext. Laptop is a Dell XPS 1730 with a Synaptics trackpad. Not sure how you guys actually got this to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keypox Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hiya Guys,Just wanted to post my results. I have tried it a couple different ways and get no luck. The mouse and keyboard just lock up and I have to reinstall the original kext. Laptop is a Dell XPS 1730 with a Synaptics trackpad. Not sure how you guys actually got this to work! followed the directions, but dont worry this doesnt work that great... at least for me... it kinda makes my mouse move not so good, not fluid, but 1/2 finger scrolling works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey_@@ Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Did you try the application that I attached? It basically forces FFScroll to load during startup, after you put it in your your Login Items list. I haven't seen that... it works great! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanzh Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I tried to use FF on my HP Pavillion dv6263us but no success. I lost a LOT of precision on tap click. Couldn't make 2-finger or even 1-finger scroll to work. Actually worked in a very strange way. I got rid of it. Any alternative solution to a simple scroll using the pad? I mean, I just wanna use the right side of the trackpad to scroll vertically. Is this possible? thanks yes, it is possible. 1 - by deleting the following, <key>ALPS GlidePoint</key> <dict> <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> <string>com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad</string> <key>IOClass</key> <string>ApplePS2ALPSGlidePoint</string> <key>IOProbeScore</key> <integer>1000</integer> <key>IOProviderClass</key> <string>ApplePS2MouseDevice</string> </dict> and the name APPLE in, <string>ApplePS2SynapticsTouchPad</string> <string>ApplePS2MouseDevice</string> from : /System/Library/Extensions/ApplePS2Controller.kext/Contents/Plugins/ApplePS2Trackpad.kext/Contents /Info.plist 2 - reboot into safe mode ( -x at Darwin prompt), repair permissons in Disk Util 3- reboot, you're done ! your trackpad wil be recgnized as as mouse in System Preferences but all works (tapping,and vert scroll) no need a major install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Conte Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Wow Ranova. Thank you mate. I'm sure you helped a lot of people here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jy371 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thank you, ranova. I apply it to my Satellite A200-MR1 with ALPS touch pad. After several reboots, it works with default setting and easy to use. Hello everyone, To use it, go to System Preferences > Account > Login Items > drag&drop the file in the list and it will work the next time. I have been using this and it works great! Thank you, Donkey. I use your startup program and feel better. I also removed two folders (FFScroll...) from /Library/StartupItems folder. Anyone has idea or experience on how to set the tapping harder to trigger. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRebel Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Ranova, this is working just great on my Vostro 1500. Thanks for the writeup. I figured I'd post a simple script that helps with breaking the monotony of killing the ffscrolldaemon as well as copying the plist to the 2 directories and restarting the ffscrolldaemon. This way you can just tweak the settings in the plist file and do a single "sudo RestartTrackPad" and your ready to test create a new file in terminal via nano or whatever(I'm a linux guy I use vi) in the same directory as the com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad.plist that you want to modify. copy/paste the following text into the file sudo killall -9 FFScrollDaemon cp com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad.plist ~/Library/Preferences cp com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad.plist /Library/Preferences sudo /usr/local/bin/FFScrollDaemon Save the file. Then in terminal sudo chmod +x RestartTrackPad now your ready to tweak. modify the plist file to your hearts content then run the script...Your trackpad is ready to test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallacel Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Work excellent by setting the zAcceptThreshold to 130 for my Thinkpad T42, great thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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