[ltp] Turning off Touchpad in OpenSuSE 11.4 KDE

[Richard Neill]

On 12/05/11 22:52, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
> Any suggestions on how to totally disable the Touchpad in OpenSuSE 11.4 w/
> KDE.  I want just the ThinkPoint (the red tip) enabled.
>
> Configure desktop>  Input Devices>  Touchpad>  Touchpad state at startup:
> Switch doesn't disable it.

In some thinkpads you can do this at the BIOS. Sometimes Fn+F8 may work. 
Otherwise, write an xorg.conf file, and rather than using 
/dev/input/mice, use the relevant device in /dev/input/.  Or the xinput 
program may help.

HTH,

Richard