Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751452AbWHNPxI (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:53:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751459AbWHNPxI (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:53:08 -0400 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.191]:38678 "EHLO nf-out-0910.google.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751452AbWHNPxG (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:53:06 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=VPC1Xqjwi/1iQNlUtVo7ipxMz13bKVyBJNcxiiLOtHqYMUMg3XzGissU3kCUmk7kIgt/T8dRmFgDj9qdj3zx+gWdvUIWYSXEkyMN1N8hORGOfdLMhOHpQHBVlEY0rElKRWUQKMRgb27XH8YrA3d44H7Y3L9ShDiVWgFhIIXRnAw= Message-ID: Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:53:04 -0400 From: "Dmitry Torokhov" To: "Gene Heskett" Subject: Re: Touchpad problems with latest kernels Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200608141134.32714.gene.heskett@verizon.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200608141038.04746.gene.heskett@verizon.net> <200608141134.32714.gene.heskett@verizon.net> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3251 Lines: 80 On 8/14/06, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 14 August 2006 11:13, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > >HI Gene, > > > >On 8/14/06, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> I'm having similar problems with an HP Pavilian dv5220, and with a > >> bluetooth mouse dongle plugged into the right side usb port it works > >> just fine. What I'd like to do is totally disable that synaptics pad > >> as its way too sensitive, > > > >Are you using synaptics X driver? It can be tweaked to adjust > >sensitivity and lots of other things. > > No, I've tried to totally disable any references to it in the xorg.conf. > Unsuccessfully it would appear, even so far as to say no effect from doing > so. Ok, so you are most likely using mousedev emulation mode. Not the best choice with ALPS/Synaptics. I recommend usig specialized driver for X (see below). > > >> making it impossible to type more than a line or 2 > >> without the cursor suddenly jumping to someplace else in the message, > >> often highliteing several lines of text as it goes, and the next > >> keystroke then deletes wholesale quantities of text, thoroughly > >> destroying any chance of actually writing a cogent, understandable > >> email response to anyone. > > > >Have you tried synclient utility? It temporarily disables the touchpad > >when you start typing and re-enables it when you done. > > > Its not installed that I know of. Availability? > http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/ It is a part of Synaptics X driver. And I apologize, it is called syndaemon, not synclient. > >> Unforch, my questions along those lines have been treated as the > >> ravings of a lunatic and ignored. The bios has no place to disable it, > >> dumbest bios I've seen in quite a while, and it has been updated in the > >> last 3 months. > >> > >> I don't *think* I'm a lunatic, but I'm equally sure that the synaptics > >> is a pain in the ass and should be capable of being totally disabled > >> somehow, hopefully short of opening the lappy up and unplugging or > >> cutting every lead to it until such time as it can be made to behave > >> instead of responding to every thumb waved 1/2 to 3/4" above it. I've > >> gotten hand cramps trying to hold my thumbs far enough away from that > >> abomination to stop such goings on. > >> > >> So count this as a vote FOR doing something about the synaptics > >> touchpad situation. > > > >There are ways to disable it: > > > >echo -n "manual" > /sys/bus/serio/devices/serioX/bind_mode > bash: /sys/bus/serio/devices/serioX/bind_mode: No such file or directory > >echo -n "none" > /sys/bus/serio/devices/serioXdrvctl > bash: /sys/bus/serio/devices/serioXdvrctl: Permission denied > > The above is from a root bash shell while X is running the KDE desktop. > > > >This should disable it completely. > > next step? :) > serioX is the name of serio port your touchpad is connected to (serio0, serio1, etc) You will have to look which port is bound to psmouse driver. -- Dmitry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/