[solved] Trackpad preference pane is blank

[joel.bep]

Could somebody explain step by step how to make this launch daemon? I've only managed to save ioio in /usr/bin and run the script through terminal:

ioio -s ApplePS2SynapticsTouchPad Clicking 1
ioio -s ApplePS2SynapticsTouchPad Dragging 1
ioio -s ApplePS2SynapticsTouchPad TrackpadRightClick 1
ioio -s ApplePS2SynapticsTouchPad DragLock 1

And It worked but I have no idea how to create launch daemons.

maybe it is not the quickest way but i downloaded the LaunchControl App then click on add new job, paste the first command (ioio -s ApplePS2SynapticsTouchPad Clicking 1), save and load it

repeat the same process with the other lines and you are done.

hope it helps!

 

[RehabMan]

maybe it is not the quickest way but i downloaded the LaunchControl App then click on add new job, paste the first command (ioio -s ApplePS2SynapticsTouchPad Clicking 1), save and load it

repeat the same process with the other lines and you are done.

hope it helps!

Better to have a single shell script...

 

[BillG66]

The command can be used as-is. The ~ refers to your user directory. You should probably read a tutorial on bash.

I will, but if the command can be used as-is, and I used it as-is, do you have any idea why it would cause no preference panes to load? Googling a bash tutorial now.

 

[RehabMan]

I will, but if the command can be used as-is, and I used it as-is, do you have any idea why it would cause no preference panes to load? Googling a bash tutorial now.

You didn't really describe what you did, nor did you provide a listing of the content in /System/Library/PreferencePanes, so no idea.

 

[hom1e]

Ok. It'll take more time for me to understand how to script things. Anyway I've found an easy way to just push it forward: https://s14.postimg.org/s9n15eaap/Screen_Shot_2016_10_18_at_18_23_20.png

 

[BillG66]

Rehabman, I do appreciate your responses, and am sorry for frustrating you. I am doing my best to learn to be self-sufficient, so I appreciate your patience. Here's what I did precisely:

• Manually moved Trackpad.prefPane from the /S/L/PP folder where I had manually placed it yesterday onto the desktop.
• Launched Terminal.
• Cut and pasted this command from your post into Terminal: sudo rm -Rf /System/Library/PreferencePanes.
• Pressed return.
• I was prompted for my password, which I entered.
• Upon password acceptance, and the new bash cursor, I cut and pasted the following command from your post into Terminal: sudo cp -R ~/Desktop/Trackpad.prefPane /System/Library/PreferencePanes.
• Pressed return.
• When the best bash cursor came up, I closed terminal and restarted the computer.
• Once restarted, none of the Preference Panes would load, per the photo attached earlier and am reattaching here.

The remaining photos show the contents of S/L/PP as they currently stand. If there is anything I can do to avoid a clean install, I'd appreciate knowing it. Thanks again for your patience.

 

[RehabMan]

• Cut and pasted this command from your post into Terminal: sudo rm -Rf /System/Library/PreferencePanes.

Sorry for the typo on my part. This explains why you have no prefpanes in SysPrefs. See update post #51/#53.

Note: This is why you should learn Terminal/bash (you could have caught my mistake).

 

[BillG66]

Sorry for the typo on my part. This explains why you have no prefpanes in SysPrefs. See update post #51/#53.

Note: This is why you should learn Terminal/bash (you could have caught my mistake).

Thank you. So, if I execute the edited commands and restart, I should have my Preference Panes back? I actually used to know Terminal a lot better back in my Apple TV hack days...

 

[RehabMan]

So, if I execute the edited commands and restart, I should have my Preference Panes back?

No. You need to run the macOS installer to refresh everything (no need to erase the target partition).

 

[thefiredragon]

For all people they ask for a script:
put these files to: /Library/LaunchDaemons/

make sure to have ioio installed.