Hi,
[Edit: sorry, would like to include more info on the sites I used but I'm limited in the URLs I can include as a new user. I'm happy to provide them if asked!]
I've just switched from Ubuntu to Fedora, and am having some trouble getting my touchpad working. Previously on Ubuntu, I downloaded the Linux finger-sensing pad drivers from here, and then followed Samiux's advice for editing /etc/default/grub:
This time, I'm getting stuck because I'm not sure how to install the .deb drivers. I tried installing alien, but when I enter:
I get the error response:
I went looking for the .rpm of the fspc drivers on rpm.pbone.net and found these:
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.x86_64.rpm Mandrake Other 84 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.x86_64.rpm Mandriva 2011 84 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.src.rpm Mandrake Other 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.src.rpm Mandriva 2011 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.i586.rpm Mandrake Other 82 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.i586.rpm Mandriva 2011 82 kB Info available.
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.x86_64.rpm Mandrake Other 83 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.x86_64.rpm Mandriva 2010 83 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.src.rpm Mandrake Other 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.src.rpm Mandriva 2010 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.i586.rpm Mandrake Other 81 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.i586.rpm Mandriva 2010 81 kB Info available.
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36.1.src.rpm Mandrake Other 83 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36.1-mdv2012.0.x86_64.rpm Mandrake Other 82 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36.1-mdv2012.0.i586.rpm Mandrake Other 81 kB Info available.
Could anyone advice me on whether I can use any of these on Fedora? Or, alternatively, any other advice on how to install alien successfully or how to get my touchpad working would be most appreciated!
Thanks,
sky.
[Edit: sorry, would like to include more info on the sites I used but I'm limited in the URLs I can include as a new user. I'm happy to provide them if asked!]
I've just switched from Ubuntu to Fedora, and am having some trouble getting my touchpad working. Previously on Ubuntu, I downloaded the Linux finger-sensing pad drivers from here, and then followed Samiux's advice for editing /etc/default/grub:
Code:
Append "i8042.noloop=1" to "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT".
It will look like this :
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i8042.noloop=1"Code:
su -c 'yum -y localinstall http://sourceforge.net/projects/postinstaller/files/data/alien-8.85-2.noarch.rpm'Code:
Transaction Check Error:
file / from install of alien-8.85-2.noarch conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.1-2.fc18.i686
file /usr/bin from install of alien-8.85-2.noarch conflicts with file from package filesystem-3.1-2.fc18.i686fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.x86_64.rpm Mandrake Other 84 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.x86_64.rpm Mandriva 2011 84 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.src.rpm Mandrake Other 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.src.rpm Mandriva 2011 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.i586.rpm Mandrake Other 82 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2011.0.i586.rpm Mandriva 2011 82 kB Info available.
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.x86_64.rpm Mandrake Other 83 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.x86_64.rpm Mandriva 2010 83 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.src.rpm Mandrake Other 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.src.rpm Mandriva 2010 78 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.i586.rpm Mandrake Other 81 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36mdv2010.0.i586.rpm Mandriva 2010 81 kB Info available.
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36.1.src.rpm Mandrake Other 83 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36.1-mdv2012.0.x86_64.rpm Mandrake Other 82 kB
fspc-1.0.1-0.r36.1-mdv2012.0.i586.rpm Mandrake Other 81 kB Info available.
Could anyone advice me on whether I can use any of these on Fedora? Or, alternatively, any other advice on how to install alien successfully or how to get my touchpad working would be most appreciated!
Thanks,
sky.