On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 08:04:26 -0500 Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:12:33 +0100 > Florian Zieboll via Dng <dng@lists.dyne.org> wrote: > > > > By first installing Windows 7 and then the Synaptic drivers on an > > > old HDD I was able to restore touchpad functionality with the > > > Fn+F9 switching. This is a programmable multi-gesture touchpad > > > which I guess may have flash memory. > > > > > > There has got to be a better way.... > > > > > > Hallo g4sra, > > > > as you replied off-list and I don't know of any better way, I bring > > the issue back to the list: Perhaps someone has a hint on resetting > > the device, if you'd reveal its make and model? > > > > Another idea out of thin air: Did you remove the CMOS battery - or > > does the notebook provide a button (or pins) to reset the bios > > password? > > > > libre Grüße, > > Florian > > > > The following shellscript, called touchtoggle.sh, should do what you > need. > > ====================================================== > #!/bin/sh > > # touchtoggle.sh Copyright (C) 2019 by Steve Litt > # All rights reserved. > # Licensed via the > # Expat license: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Expat > > # FIRST GET DEVICE'S DEVICE ID CONTAINING CASE INSENSITIVE "TOUCHPAD" > devid=`xinput | grep -i touchpad | \ > sed -e"s/.*id=//" | sed -e"s/\s.*//"` > > # WITH THAT DEVICE ID, FIND EVERYTING ABOUT PROPERTY > # CONTAINING CASE INSENSITIVE "DEVICE ENABLED" > scratchline=`xinput --list-props 11 | \ > grep -i "device enabled" | \ > sed -e"s/^\s*//" | sed -e"s/\s*$//"` > proptext=`echo $scratchline | sed -e"s/\s*(.*//"` > propid=`echo $scratchline | sed -e"s/.*(//" | sed -e"s/).*//"` > currstate=`echo $scratchline | sed -e"s/.*):\s*//"` > > # DIAGNOSTICS, COMMENT OUT WHEN FULLY FUNCTIONAL > echo diagnostic devid =$devid > echo diagnostic scratchline=$scratchline > echo diagnostic proptext =$proptext# > echo diagnostic propid =$propid > > # TOGGLE CURRSTATE VARIABLE > echo -n "Current state of $currstate " > if test "$currstate" = "1"; then > currstate=0 > else > currstate=1 > fi > echo has been changed to $currstate. > > # IMPLEMENT THE PROPERTY VALUE CHANGE > xinput set-prop $devid $propid $currstate > > # UNCOMMENT FOLLOWING LINE IF PROPERTY ID STOPS WORKING > #xinput set-prop $devid "$proptext" $currstate > > ====================================================== > > I've had several versions of this shellscript, so please let me know > whether it works for you. > > SteveT Hallo Steve, [sorry, now to the list] after having had a look at your script and the 'xinput' manpage, I still don't understand, where the information about the device's state is stored. As the current state is preserved between different operating systems: Do I assume correctly, that the touchpad is "stateful" (enabled | disabled) and replacing a disabled one with an identical one from another computer (where it had not been disabled) would restore its functionality? Thank you and best regards, Florian _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
