Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751037AbWHNQe4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:34:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751569AbWHNQez (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:34:55 -0400 Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42]:9692 "EHLO vms042pub.verizon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751037AbWHNQey (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:34:54 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:33:40 -0400 From: Gene Heskett Subject: Re: Touchpad problems with latest kernels In-reply-to: To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-id: <200608141233.41044.gene.heskett@verizon.net> Organization: Organization? Absolutely zip. MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline References: <200608141134.32714.gene.heskett@verizon.net> User-Agent: KMail/1.7 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 4118 Lines: 98 On Monday 14 August 2006 11:53, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: >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. What if there appear to be two functional mice running the same curser? One being the M$ accessory mouse, the other the touchpad. So I would have a serio0 and a serio1. How do I determine which to feed those commands to? Is the device identified in those info trees? I've printed this for reference the next time I fire it up, as I'd just now shut it off after installing the synaptics driver and a few other updates. Thanks. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. - 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/