Forgot to mention, I also commented out the section for the synaptics input device in xorg.conf but the touchpad was still enabled. The mouse is on /dev/psaux. Is there any way to disable this device?
thanks, Ananda On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:45:01 +0000 Ananda Samaddar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the advice but appletouch usb support is not compiled in. The > touchpad is on the ADB bus. The kernel options for ADB support only has > 'support for adb input devices' for the mouse and keyboard. I don't think > there's a separate option to disable adb mouse support. Obviously I need the > keyboard as it's also connected via the ADB bus. > > thanks, > > Ananda > > > > On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:48:53 +0100 > Børge Holen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sunday 28 January 2007 08:06, Ananda Samaddar wrote: > > > Hello again everybody, > > > > > > everything is working fine now but for one incredibly annoying thing - > > > accidentally touching the touchpad while typing! I've read up on it and > > > tried two things in the 'synaptics section' of the xorg.conf file. > > > > > > 1. added: "SHMConfig" "on". Syndaemon still said that shared memory was > > > unavailabel. > > > > > > 2. added "TouchpadOff" "1" , as I hate touchpads in general and always use > > > an external mouse. The touchpad was still enabled. > > > > > > Obviously I restarted X after each change. My machine is an iBook G3 > > > 700MHz, 12" model. > > > > > > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Is there a kernel > > > option to disable synaptics? I know how to re-compile and install > > > kernels, > > > so this is not a problem. > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > Ananda > > > > On a self compiled kernel. Make a removable module of appletouch witch lies > > under USB. > > On debian stocks just remove the loaded appletouch module > > -- > > --- > > Børge > > Kennel Arivene > > http://www.arivene.net > > --- > > >
