Re: [SLUG] ThinkPad trackpoint configuration

From: Levi Bard (levi@bard.sytes.net)
Date: Fri Jan 03 2003 - 00:20:47 EST


On most laptops I've seen, the onboard touchpad/trackpoint/whatever uses /dev/psaux. Try adding that as your mouse device entry in your XF86Config. The type will probably be PS/2. (not IMPS/2). I know the thinkpad is idiosyncratic, but it's worth a shot.

Levi

On 03 Jan 2003 00:00:33 -0500
Matt <matthew@textbox.net> wrote:

> Actually I asked the speaker at the Brandon meeting this evening (sorry,
> but I forgot your name) about the issues he said he had with SuSE 8.0
> and his laptop trackpad as he was having the same problems - there has
> to be a way to get it working, mandrake & slackware had no problems and
> from what I have seen of SuSE it's better with my hardware then the
> others....
>
>
> On Thu, 2003-01-02 at 18:45, Matt wrote:
> > When I installed SuSE on my laptop I was using a keyboard in the ps/2
> > and a usb mouse - the orignal keyboard was damaged so I removed it. When
> > I replaced the keyboard it worked fine except for the trackpoint/3
> > buttons. I have checked the web for xf86configs for thinkpads and can't
> > seem to find anything to help get it working. The keyboard was shipped
> > in full working condition and the store that sold it has always had
> > quality (tested) used parts.
> >
> > Is there something I'm missing in the xf86config? Would the trackpoint
> > be treated like any other mouse? I have had it working in Mandrake &
> > Slackware...
> Matt <matthew@textbox.net>
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