[gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

2009-06-04 Thread James
Mick gmail.com> writes: > This is from my /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-xinput-configuration.fdi: > = > > > > > synaptics > true > type="string">true > type="string">true > 1 > 1 > >

[gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

2009-06-04 Thread James
James Ausmus gmail.com> writes: > Sounds like, since you don't have a synaptics driver installed, the synaptics device is being handled like a regular mouse via the evdev driver, and the evdev driver doesn't properly handle the data coming from the touchpad, hence the erratic pointer movement.Fo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

2009-05-23 Thread Mick
On Friday 22 May 2009, james wrote: > Paul Hartman gmail.com> writes: > > I think you need to set corepointer=0 in the FDI file or something > > similar to that. Or if you're using xorg.conf point it to a specific > > mouse instead of /dev/mice or whatever the catch-all mouse device is. > > May be

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

2009-05-22 Thread James Ausmus
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:06 AM, James wrote: > Saphirus Sage gmail.com> writes: > > > > > Any ideas how to disable the synaptics pad? > > > I'm not entirely sure that's a proper way to disable the synaptics pad, > > as you don't seem to have removed xorg's ability to load the driver. I'd > > su

[gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

2009-05-22 Thread James
Saphirus Sage gmail.com> writes: > > Any ideas how to disable the synaptics pad? > I'm not entirely sure that's a proper way to disable the synaptics pad, > as you don't seem to have removed xorg's ability to load the driver. I'd > suggest just #'ing out the whole InputDevice section relating t

[gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

2009-05-22 Thread James
Uwe googlemail.com> writes: > Have you looked in the Bios? > Somewhere around there should be an option to turn the touchpad > completely off After booting, I'm pretty sure Linux just ignores the bios on most systems.? James

[gentoo-user] Re: disable syanptics pad

2009-05-22 Thread james
Paul Hartman gmail.com> writes: > I think you need to set corepointer=0 in the FDI file or something > similar to that. Or if you're using xorg.conf point it to a specific > mouse instead of /dev/mice or whatever the catch-all mouse device is. > May be able to get rid of it "even more" with udev