Hi Since upgrade to Fedora9 ksynaptics stopped working and brings the error-message from subject. I'm running now the latest synapics-builds from koji, but the same result Seems that the drivers are to new for the ksynaptics build because they are > 0.4.14 [harry@nb-rhsoft:~]$ rpm -qa | grep synaptics libsynaptics-0.14.6c-3.fc9.i386 ksynaptics-0.3.3-5.fc9.i386 xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-0.15.1-1.fc9.i386
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I have the same problem in F10. I'd like someone to bump the version of this bug to F10 so that it gets more priority. Ksynaptics and the synaptic drivers worked fine for me in F8. $ yum list *synaptics* Loaded plugins: kmdl, priorities, refresh-packagekit 0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections Installed Packages ksynaptics.i386 0.3.3-7.fc10 installed libsynaptics.i386 0.14.6c-5.fc10 installed xorg-x11-drv-synaptics.i386 0.15.2-1.fc10 installed In the Information frame, ksynaptics states "Using libsynaptics version: 0.14.6c" and "Using driver version 0.15.2" So the application knows the versions of the drivers installed and libsynaptics is > 0.14.4. I hope this gets attention very soon as this is the only way I can turn off the touchpad on my laptop and its irritating to have it on when I am typing because I frequently accidentally move the cursor. Its a big pain.
This bug should be bumped to F10, as I have this problem in F10. I don't know if its related, but if I select "Configure Synaptics Touchpad", an SELinux alert gets generated: Summary: SELinux is preventing gnome-power-man (xdm_t) "execute" to /dev/zero (zero_device_t). Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by gnome-power-man. It is not expected that this access is required by gnome-power-man and this access may signal an intrusion attempt. It is also possible that the specific version or configuration of the application is causing it to require additional access. Allowing Access: Sometimes labeling problems can cause SELinux denials. You could try to restore the default system file context for /dev/zero, restorecon -v '/dev/zero' If this does not work, there is currently no automatic way to allow this access. Instead, you can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see FAQ (http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385) Or you can disable SELinux protection altogether. Disabling SELinux protection is not recommended. Please file a bug report (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi) against this package. Additional Information: Source Context system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 Target Context system_u:object_r:zero_device_t:s0 Target Objects /dev/zero [ chr_file ] Source gnome-power-man Source Path /usr/bin/gnome-power-manager Port <Unknown> Host localhost.localdomain Source RPM Packages gnome-power-manager-2.24.1-3.fc10 Target RPM Packages Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.5.13-26.fc10 Selinux Enabled True Policy Type targeted MLS Enabled True Enforcing Mode Enforcing Plugin Name catchall_file Host Name localhost.localdomain Platform Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Tue Nov 18 12:19:59 EST 2008 i686 i686 Alert Count 1 First Seen Wed 03 Dec 2008 11:28:39 PM EST Last Seen Wed 03 Dec 2008 11:28:39 PM EST Local ID 9e16dabd-6c7f-4ae4-98aa-980f4c9a1314 Line Numbers Raw Audit Messages node=localhost.localdomain type=AVC msg=audit(1228364919.233:161): avc: denied { execute } for pid=22468 comm="gnome-power-man" path="/dev/zero" dev=tmpfs ino=383 scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 tcontext=system_u:object_r:zero_device_t:s0 tclass=chr_file node=localhost.localdomain type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1228364919.233:161): arch=40000003 syscall=192 success=no exit=-13 a0=0 a1=2000 a2=7 a3=2 items=0 ppid=22467 pid=22468 auid=4294967295 uid=42 gid=42 euid=42 suid=42 fsuid=42 egid=42 sgid=42 fsgid=42 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="gnome-power-man" exe="/usr/bin/gnome-power-manager" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=(null) I'd really like this fixed or a work around implemented because I now have no way to turn off the touchpad on my laptop and I frequently brush it accidentally while I am typing. Its a constant pain in the butt. Thanks
This needs to be filed against selinux-policy. Be sure to search before you file though ;) (In reply to comment #3) > SELinux alert gets generated: > > > Summary: > > SELinux is preventing gnome-power-man (xdm_t) "execute" to /dev/zero > (zero_device_t). > > Detailed Description: > > SELinux denied access requested by gnome-power-man. It is not expected that > this > access is required by gnome-power-man and this access may signal an intrusion > attempt. It is also possible that the specific version or configuration of the > application is causing it to require additional access. > > Allowing Access: > > Sometimes labeling problems can cause SELinux denials. You could try to restore > the default system file context for /dev/zero, > > restorecon -v '/dev/zero' > > If this does not work, there is currently no automatic way to allow this > access. > Instead, you can generate a local policy module to allow this access - see FAQ > (http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc5/#id2961385) Or you can disable > SELinux protection altogether. Disabling SELinux protection is not recommended. > Please file a bug report (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi) > against this package. > > Additional Information: > > Source Context system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 > Target Context system_u:object_r:zero_device_t:s0 > Target Objects /dev/zero [ chr_file ] > Source gnome-power-man > Source Path /usr/bin/gnome-power-manager > Port <Unknown> > Host localhost.localdomain > Source RPM Packages gnome-power-manager-2.24.1-3.fc10 > Target RPM Packages > Policy RPM selinux-policy-3.5.13-26.fc10 > Selinux Enabled True > Policy Type targeted > MLS Enabled True > Enforcing Mode Enforcing > Plugin Name catchall_file > Host Name localhost.localdomain > Platform Linux localhost.localdomain > 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 > #1 SMP Tue Nov 18 12:19:59 EST 2008 i686 i686 > Alert Count 1 > First Seen Wed 03 Dec 2008 11:28:39 PM EST > Last Seen Wed 03 Dec 2008 11:28:39 PM EST > Local ID 9e16dabd-6c7f-4ae4-98aa-980f4c9a1314 > Line Numbers > > Raw Audit Messages > > node=localhost.localdomain type=AVC msg=audit(1228364919.233:161): avc: denied > { execute } for pid=22468 comm="gnome-power-man" path="/dev/zero" dev=tmpfs > ino=383 scontext=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 > tcontext=system_u:object_r:zero_device_t:s0 tclass=chr_file > > node=localhost.localdomain type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1228364919.233:161): > arch=40000003 syscall=192 success=no exit=-13 a0=0 a1=2000 a2=7 a3=2 items=0 > ppid=22467 pid=22468 auid=4294967295 uid=42 gid=42 euid=42 suid=42 fsuid=42 > egid=42 sgid=42 fsgid=42 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="gnome-power-man" > exe="/usr/bin/gnome-power-manager" subj=system_u:system_r:xdm_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 > key=(null) > > I'd really like this fixed or a work around implemented because I now have no > way to turn off the touchpad on my laptop and I frequently brush it > accidentally while I am typing. Its a constant pain in the butt. > > Thanks
Upstream on this project is completely dead. I'm not sure I'm ready to become the full maintainer for this, and any help is appreciated. However, I've got some updates to test. Please file a separate bug for the selinux issue, esp. since it seems to relate to gnome-power-manager and not ksynaptics.
libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc9
libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc10
libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing-newkey update libsynaptics'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-11533
libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update libsynaptics'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F10/FEDORA-2008-11620
I have installed "libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc10.i386" now At first look it seems to work and the error-message is away But: "STRG+ALT+Q" shows that i disable/enable the touchpad But even if it should be disabled it works again, this is the most useful function because notebook-vendors seems to be too stupid for making a hardware-switch and its a pain to touch it while typing and do anything unwanted at this time :-(
libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
libsynaptics-0.14.6c-6.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.