Description of problem: Installing xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.6.3-3.fc17.x86_64.rpm through fc17 updates leads to X crashing when pushing the left touchpad (hard)button on my HP Pavillion dv5. As a workaround, the bug can currently be fixes by reverting to the previous release of the package (org-x11-drv-synaptics-1.6.0-1.fc17.x86_64.rpm). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.6.3-3.fc17.x86_64.rpm How reproducible: Click the left touchpad button (lower left corner) Steps to Reproduce: 1.Let yum update your fc17 release to current (xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.6.3-3.fc17.x86_64.rpm). 2.Restart X (e.g. logging out). 3.Push the left touchpad button. Actual results: X crashes Expected results: X does not crash Additional info: Can currently be fixed by reverting to the previous release of the package (org-x11-drv-synaptics-1.6.0-1.fc17.x86_64.rpm).
Just found this bug to have been reported already. However, the possibly fixed release org-x11-drv-synaptics-1.6.3-4.fc17.x86_64.rpm is not applicable through my update mirror yet :( *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 962721 ***