--- xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.0/tools/synclient.c.mode-apply-all	2009-08-21 11:11:56.000000000 +0200
+++ xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.0/tools/synclient.c	2009-11-10 18:58:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ parse_cmd(char* cmd, struct Parameter** 
     if (eqp) {
 	int j;
 	int found = 0;
-	*eqp = 0;
+	size_t size = (eqp - cmd);
 	for (j = 0; params[j].name; j++) {
-	    if (strcasecmp(cmd, params[j].name) == 0) {
+	    if (strncasecmp(cmd, params[j].name, size) == 0) {
 		found = 1;
 		break;
 	    }
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ unwind:
 }
 
 static XDevice *
-dp_get_device(Display *dpy)
+dp_get_device(Display *dpy, int idx)
 {
     XDevice* dev		= NULL;
     XDeviceInfo *info		= NULL;
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ dp_get_device(Display *dpy)
     Atom *properties		= NULL;
     int nprops			= 0;
     int error			= 0;
+    int showfinalerror = (idx < 1);
 
     touchpad_type = XInternAtom(dpy, XI_TOUCHPAD, True);
     synaptics_property = XInternAtom(dpy, SYNAPTICS_PROP_EDGES, True);
@@ -360,6 +361,10 @@ dp_get_device(Display *dpy)
 
     while(ndevices--) {
 	if (info[ndevices].type == touchpad_type) {
+	    if (idx > 0) {
+		--idx;
+		continue;
+	    }
 	    dev = XOpenDevice(dpy, info[ndevices].id);
 	    if (!dev) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open device '%s'.\n",
@@ -398,7 +403,8 @@ unwind:
     XFree(properties);
     XFreeDeviceList(info);
     if (!dev)
-        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find a synaptics device.\n");
+	if (showfinalerror)
+	    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find a synaptics device.\n");
     else if (error && dev)
     {
 	XCloseDevice(dpy, dev);
@@ -577,6 +583,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int do_monitor = 0;
     int dump_settings = 0;
     int first_cmd;
+    int idx = 0;
 
     Display *dpy;
     XDevice *dev;
@@ -609,14 +616,33 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         shm_process_commands(do_monitor, delay);
 
     dpy = dp_init();
-    if (!dpy || !(dev = dp_get_device(dpy)))
+    if (!dpy)
         return 1;
 
-    dp_set_variables(dpy, dev, argc, argv, first_cmd);
-    if (dump_settings)
-        dp_show_settings(dpy, dev);
+    /* Apply the settings changes to all synaptics devices */
+    while ((dev = dp_get_device(dpy, idx++))) {
+	dp_set_variables(dpy, dev, argc, argv, first_cmd);
+	XCloseDevice(dpy, dev);
+    }
+
+    /* If we didn't open any devices just return. */
+    if (idx < 2) {
+	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+	return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (dump_settings) {
+	/* Reopen the last one we found to print it out...
+	   This is not really ideal, but it'll do to allow the basic tools to continue */
+	dev = dp_get_device(dpy, (idx - 2));
+	if (!dev) {
+	    XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+	    return 1;
+	}
 
-    XCloseDevice(dpy, dev);
+	dp_show_settings(dpy, dev);
+	XCloseDevice(dpy, dev);
+    }
     XCloseDisplay(dpy);
 
     return 0;