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Here my xorg.conf. The touchpad is also not working. Synaptics packages are installed.
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type “man /etc/X11/xorg.conf” at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1″
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1″
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi”
FontPath “/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi”
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath “/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType”
EndSection
Section “Module”
Load “i2c”
Load “bitmap”
Load “ddc”
Load “dri”
Load “extmod”
Load “freetype”
Load “glx”
Load “int10″
Load “vbe”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “Generic Keyboard”
Driver “kbd”
Option “CoreKeyboard”
Option “XkbRules” “xorg”
Option “XkbModel” “pc105″
Option “XkbLayout” “de”
Option “XkbVariant” “nodeadkeys”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “Configured Mouse”
Driver “mouse”
Option “SHMConfig” “on”
Option “CorePointer”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Protocol” “ImPS/2″
Option “Emulate3Buttons” “true”
EndSection
Section “InputDevice”
Identifier “Synaptics Touchpad”
Driver “synaptics”
Option “SendCoreEvents” “true”
Option “Device” “/dev/psaux”
Option “Protocol” “auto-dev”
Option “HorizScrollDelta” “0″
EndSection
Section “Device”
Identifier “Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller”
Driver “i810″
BusID “PCI:0:2:0″
EndSection
Section “Monitor”
Identifier “Standardbildschirm”
Option “DPMS”
HorizSync 50.66-50.66
VertRefresh 60-60
ModeLine 83.91 1280 1312 1624 1656 800 816 824 841
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “Default Screen”
Device “Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller”
Monitor “Standardbildschirm”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 1
Modes
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 4
Modes
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Default Layout”
Screen “Default Screen”
InputDevice “Generic Keyboard”
InputDevice “Configured Mouse”
InputDevice “Synaptics Touchpad”
EndSection
Section “DRI”
Mode 0666
EndSection
This is the end of my xorg.conf.
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