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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:59:16 +0100
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] synaptic touchpad stopped scrolling!
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From: Uwe <keksvernichter@googlemail.com>
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On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:14:51 +0930
Iain Buchanan <iaindb@netspace.net.au> wrote:

> [...]
> The xorg.0.log error is:
> SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
> [...]
> any suggestions?
> 
> thanks,

Am I right, if I'm assuming, you're using HAL?

Maybe you could try this workaround from the archlinux-bugzilla:
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/12143


HTH
Uwe