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wow!!!!! works great in samsung nc10,a real mini macbook :) thank u guys..

Any chance you could explain exactly how you got it going on the NC10 please, also post any plists that you have modded or tell us any editing you have done to get it to work better and then maybe post it in the NC10 UK thread for others to see please, I really want to get this going

 

TIA

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Ch'DUP
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iceman, can you more explain your solution, please ?

sorry, but I'm french, and bad english reader ... :)

 

How can I modify the Info.plist file ?

 

"and the name APPLE in"

It means just to delete the word "APPLE" ?

 

Must I install the ranova solution, before this modification ?

 

thanks

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Tac420oma
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Hey guys,

 

I got a big problem! I have a Toshiba A305 with 10.5.5. I tried to install the 2 finger scroll hack and now nothing works, my keyboard nor the mouse. I have a usb mouse that works!

 

How do i fix this problem. I pretty much followed the instruction but after install the mouse was way to quick so I places the ApplePS2Controller.kext that I backed up and replaced the one that has 2 Finger Scroll! After that nothing worked!

 

 

Please help!

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volantin
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pritthish

have to edit the two plist files mentioned in the tutorial. The list of what everything does tells you what everything means. The settings in sys pref dont really work well. Im considering building a cocoa app that will change these settings and restart the scroll daemon.

 

also

 

For those of us who don't understand the applescript i mentioned here are some tips.

First off get my app which i am attaching.

 

Second put it somewhere like in your downloads or somewhere else you can find it.

 

Then go to accounts in the system preferences and click login items and add the app.

 

Reboot and enjoy.

 

would this work for the sensible acer one touchpad?

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Could you please elaborate? What settings in the plists are you using?

 

The missing scrolling feature is a real deal breaker for me.

 

I am sure several others would love to know the details as well.

 

Thanks a lot!

 

wow!!!!! works great in samsung nc10,a real mini macbook ;) thank u guys..
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one finger, two-finger and circular scrolling are all working on my Samsung NC10 Special Edition:

 

Installed the trackpad fix on top of 10.5.6 (Jas+NC10 from Mysticus). The plist files are binary files in 10.5.6, or at least were after I rebooted.

 

I modified the install package provided plish and set zAcceptThreshold to 105, tapTolerance from default of 10 to 8 to help with double click force needed.

 

Thanks for putting this together! Life without scrolling on a 10" netbook sucks...this resolved my only remainly hold back to going OSx full time!

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existation
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HI TO ALL.

thanks for the guide and solution.

but i can not make this work.

my laptop is ASUS Z99Le

where i can look what pad i have?

how i can get it work.

 

I try the solution? and after all i got:

working keyboard

DONT workin pad

 

Help me....

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polobreaka
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this works, but the tracking speed is reallllly slow. can someone please tell me how to edit the value for the speed?

 

this is for Dell inspiron 8600. ive read through the whole thread and no one is able to say anything about tracking speed.

 

thanks.

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Hi,

I can't sleep my display using active screen corners after i installed this package on my HP DV6700 laptop.

The screen will turn off and turn back on right away.

 

Can someone help me.

 

BTW.. the 2 finger scroll works perfectly.70 is the magic number..

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RedEyz
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i've been trying to make sense of this all morning, editing the plist like a lunatic.

 

--

if(_trackpadprefs.tapDragEnable)
		{
			if((nowNs-_trackpaddata.lastTapTime<_trackpadprefs.maxTapDragTime)&& 
			   (_trackpadprefs.minTapDragTime
			   &&
			   (_trackpaddata.x-_trackpaddata.downX<=_trackpadprefs.doubleTapTolerance && _trackpaddata.downX-_trackpaddata.x<=_trackpadprefs.doubleTapTolerance &&
			   	_trackpaddata.y-_trackpaddata.downY<=_trackpadprefs.doubleTapTolerance && _trackpaddata.downY-_trackpaddata.y<=_trackpadprefs.doubleTapTolerance)
			   )
			{ // Finger was only taken off pad to signal tap drag
#ifdef FFSDEBUG
				IOLog("FFScroll: Drag started at (%d,%d) tap was at (%d,%d) time gap was %lld \n",_trackpaddata.x,_trackpaddata.y,_trackpaddata.downX,_trackpaddata.downY,(n
wNs-_trackpaddata.lastTapTime));
#endif

#ifdef FFSDRAGDEBUG
				IOLog("FFScroll: Drag started at (%d,%d) tap was at (%d,%d) time gap was %lld \n",_trackpaddata.x,_trackpaddata.y,_trackpaddata.downX,_trackpaddata.downY,(n
wNs-_trackpaddata.lastTapTime));
#endif
				_trackpaddata.stickTapDrag = true;
				_trackpaddata.tapDragStartTime = nowNs;
			}
			else if(_trackpaddata.stickTapDrag) // if we are already dragging
			{
				if(_trackpadprefs.tapDragLock || (nowNs-_trackpaddata.lastFingerContactTime<_trackpadprefs.maxTapDragRevTime)) // if it is locked or within the rev time do nothing
				{}
				else
					_trackpaddata.stickTapDrag = false; // release the tap drag
			}
#ifdef FFSDRAGDEBUG
			else
				IOLog("FFScroll: No Drag found tap at %lld time now %lld time gap was %lld max gap is %lld\n",_trackpaddata.lastTapTime,nowNs,(nowNs-_trackpaddata.lastTapTime),_trackpadprefs.maxTapDragTime);
#endif

--

 

so far i've had no luck. anyone else feel like giving it a go?

 

some things that jump out at me are tapDragEnable, stickTapDrag (true/false), lastTapTime - almost everything else is already in the plist.

 

my left mouse button is broken, scrolling works like a CHARM, tapping and double tapping off the pad are great. i just need tap and drag! =)

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mkoo
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I have downloaded Alps glidepad.pkg.. installed , reboot... FIx permissions then reboot again.

Working like a charm on Travelmate 5623. No tweeks.. no other settings, just decreased the sensitivity of the scroll from System Pref panel.

Thanks for sharing this with us :)

 

P.S

 

Still waiting for intel 3945abg wireless driver :D

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I`ve just tried to install this package on my Inspiron 640m and it doesn`t work. How can I uninstall it? 

 

Now my trackpad doesn`t work at all, and after system loads it also complains on 4-5 illegal or  bad extentions. Guys, help, how can I fix It?

 

P.S. I installed following updates(saying I have 6400) - trackpad, battery meter, and some more. 

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Mootaz
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I installed this on my Inspiron 9400. Works good but cursor speed is a bit too high. I tried to adjust in mouse&keyboard preference panel but it is EMPTY! The window opens but there's no options in it, just the background!

How can I have my preferences panel back? Do I have to extract it with pacifist from installation disk?

Kalyway 10.5.2 here.

 

thanks

Luca

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toxirau
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Not sure if this has been brought up in the topic yet but i have a Dell D630 and the touchpad part works perfect along with the tapping. But the scrolling has this weird querk to it where you have to put your finger on the right side let it sit for a second and then you can scroll. It is not instant like it should be. Any help with the problem would be greatly appreiated. I attached a copy of my .plist file if anyone cares to have look to see what im doing wrong.

com.apple.driver.ApplePS2Trackpad.plist.zip

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groveborn
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You said it matters more how hard you push, rather than the 2 fingers stuff. I noticed something similar, but I've noticed the size of my finger touching the pad is what matters. I did the hard push, and that sort of worked, then I could lighten up on the pressure as long as my finger was on. But ultimately, it was how much of my finger I put on, not the pressure. If I use my entire finger pad, it works, if I use a smaller portion, it doesn't. It's very convenient. Perhaps it's the same for you?

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Hey all, I followed these instructions.At first, ffscroll didnt want to start, so I had a normal pointer speed, but the 2 finger scroll was out of control, also I got the mouse option in the system preferences. Finally the ffscroll utility launched, and the 2 finger scroll works very good, but now I havent got any longer the mouse option in the system preferences, and the mouse speed is ridiculous low. Somebody has any ideas or clues?. Thankyou in advance people

 

 

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mkoo
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One thing i forgot to tell you about this 2 finger scroll tip :

 

The system don't load ffscrolldaemon at boot time so.. everytime at login window i found it very difficult to control the cursor so i can input my passwd.

 

Any advice on how to instruct my hackintosh to load ffscrolldaemon among all other stuff at boot time will be appreciated.

 

Regards.

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thiagomorales
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Another choice is to use VoodooPS2Controller, its has included (if you want) Trackpad support..

I´m using on my Synaptics, on Vanilla and its fully work..

 

New Features for the VoodooPS2 Controller

 

* No need for ACPIPS2Nub. Delete it before installing this or you’ll get a kernel panic

* Loadable from /Extra/Extensions.mkext

* 102-key keyboard support

* Support for mixed usb/ps2 configurations

* Resolution fix for PS2mouse (set ForceDefaultResolution to true in Contents/Plugins/VoodooPS2Mouse.kext/Info.plist to activate)

* Support for scrolling on ALPS

* Support for Sentelic touchpad

* Advanced Synaptics touchpad. All kinds of scrolling known to humanity including multi-finger and side scrolling

 

See more: http://forum.voodooprojects.org/index.php/topic,235.0.html

 

Regards.

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