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#Dell alps touchpad drivers how to#
#Dell alps touchpad drivers install#
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#Dell alps touchpad drivers drivers#
#Dell alps touchpad drivers update#

Just download the Dell Inspiron 1564 Notebook Alps TouchPad Driver A02 driver and start the installation (keeping in mind that the ALPS device must be at the same time connected to the computer). This solution may seem more complicated - but it is nothing further from the truth. To make sure, disconnect now and reconnect the ALPS device again, and maybe this time the driver will be downloaded.

#Dell alps touchpad drivers update#

It is worth noting that in order for the automatic update to work, the computer must be connected to the Internet (perhaps when connecting the ALPS device the computer temporarily did not have the Internet connection or a WiFi signal was weak making it impossible to download the Dell Inspiron 1564 Notebook Alps TouchPad Driver A02 driver). If the "UPDATE" feature was disabled, the Dell Inspiron 1564 Notebook Alps TouchPad Driver A02 driver could not be installed.

#Dell alps touchpad drivers drivers#

It is the automatic update feature that is responsible for the installation of the Keyboard & Mouse ALPS drivers on your computer. If this has not happened, you should take the following steps:ġ.

#Dell alps touchpad drivers install#

My device has not been properly installed - what should I do?Īfter connecting a new ALPS device to your computer, the system should automatically install the Dell Inspiron 1564 Notebook Alps TouchPad Driver A02 driver.

#Dell alps touchpad drivers 64 Bit#

Try on your ubuntu, let me know if works./ Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 bit So I repacked it with sudo dpkg-repack glidepoint (Converted from a rpm package by alien version 8.79ubuntu0.1.) GlidePoint 3.6 touchpad driver for Linux. etc/glidepoint/port 72f67e70f6b7cdc4cc893edaddf0c4c6ĭescription: GlidePoint 3.6 touchpad driver I looked for it in the dell repos, but no luck, so I did: apt-cache show glidepoint 2 fingers scroll ok, pinch zoom ok, everything working. I've bought a DELL Latitude E6430 with ubuntu preloaded, I found the glidepoint driver installed.

Since the previous line 134 disables the alps_dump_packets feature ( static int alps_dump_packets = 0 ), we are probably safe simply deleting the offending line 135 with sed, which allows the module to successfully build.

The compiler expects an argument (variable name) to follow the int, but there is none.

That line is module_param(alps_dump_packets, int, 0644).

The build log shows that compiling the module fails because of an error at character 33 in line 135 of the alps.c source file.

DKMS should also automatically recompile whenever you upgrade/change kernels.

The driver should work now reboot just in case.

Sudo dkms install -m psmouse-alps -v 0.10 Sudo sed -i -e '135d' /var/lib/dkms/psmouse-alps/0.10/source/src/alps.c

To build it, type/paste the following, line-by-line, in the terminal: It will fail with the error in the question, which is fine (see bottom of the answer if you want to know the technical reason why.)

#Dell alps touchpad drivers how to#

How to successfully install the ALPS Touchpad DKMS driverĭownload and try to install the deb file from here as the question indicates, using sudo dpkg -i.

You'll have to change any reference of "psmouse-alps-dst-0.1" to "psmouse-alps-alt-1.3" (the latest version). Here are more detailed instructions on installing this module than in links provided in the answer. I think it should work for all laptops with Alps touchpad. With the last update, multitouch has been enabled on Inspiron N5110. :-(Īt least touchpad is disabled while typing, which was the biggest problem for me resulting in cryptic writings! :-) Also Fn+F3 is working now (aka, touchpad toggle). Unfortunately, scrolling is still not an option. Touchpad is now recognised as a AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad and Touchpad tab is enabled in System Settings. I had exact same problem on my Inspiron N5110 running Ubuntu 12.04 but was able to fix it using patch and instructions provided in these two links.