I'd like to be able to use my Magic Trackpad with Linux. While I haven't installed Linux yet to test it, the trackpad will connect to Windows on the machine (i.e. it has bluetooth). I'm going to be using Fedora 14 on a Lenovo T410.
Linux – use a Magic Trackpad on Linux
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DIY: using 7-zip, you can extract the drivers from Apple update download.
- Download the Boot Camp Software Update 3.2 For Windows: 32-bit (280MB) or 64-bit (121MB)
- Open the EXE with 7-zip and extract (or navigate into) the BootCampUpdate .MSP file
- In the "BootCamp3200aToBootCamp3200" folder, extract Binary.AppleWirelessTrackpad_Bin (another compressed file itself)
- Decompress the contents of this _Bin file into a folder. You should see AppleWTP files and DPInst.exe among others.
- Run DPInst.exe and follow the dialogs.
- or - Quick and dirty shortcut:
- Download and run a self-extracting archive produced from the DIY procedure: 32-bit (1.7MB) or 64-bit (2.2MB) - driver version 3.1.0.7, 8/24/2010
Notes:
- This should work whether or not you are already paired, and will also update an older driver in-place (no need to uninstall first)
- To manually install the driver (without running DPInst.EXE), look for the "Bluetooth HID device" in Device Manager (it will show VID 000205ac and PID 030e in the Properties if you have the right one).
- The driver will not install onto the "HID-compliant mouse", only its parent device.
See also: How to modify Magic Trackpad settings (without Bootcamp control panel)
This is interesting: http://www.trackpadcontrol.com/blog/24-an-impossible-battery-gauge.html it seems apple is purposely hiding anything more than one finger and two finger input for the trackpad. I'm no expert in HID, but couldnt someone write their own driver for the trackpad that could then recieve the raw mouse data that is hidden when using apple drivers. You could try doing what this guy did and uninstall the apple drivers THEN try using autohotkey.
I would love to get full multitouch support for my magic trackpad on windows, shame apple is so insistent on not allowing windows users to have multitouch :/
Best Answer
It sounds like you would like to know if they make drivers for the Magic Trackpad for Linux. I found this discussion on linuxforums.org. The highlights below are a little extensive, but represent the most relevant information to the question.
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