Thanks for your response. Is there any way to disable the touchstick (I assume this is the little blue button between the g and h keys) in software?
Art On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 07:50:47AM -0500, Russell Martin wrote: > > > >Art Edwards wrote: > >> The cursor on my dell laptop has developed a mind of its own. When I > >> type it moves to either the upper right- or lower left-hand corner of > >> the screen. This behavior appears to be connected to having the cursor > >> joy-stick in the middle of the keyboard. On the windoze side, one can > >> disable this. Is there a similar capability under linux? > > This is a known issue with Latitude C600's. I replace these quite often @ my J > O B ;) > Dell generally sends out the keyboard(for the touchstick), and the > palmrest(for > the touchpad) as a replacement. Honestly though the problem is really related > to the keyboard only. The touchstick has some issues with the solder joints > there.. Give Dell a call, and they should take care of you, if that guy is > still under warranty, though the part is not very expensive to purchase, if > need be. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
