[ltp] track-pad stopped working after configuring a mouse

[otisg]

Thank you, thanks also to Andre and Dan.
I now have the track-pad, the pointer, and the USB mouse
working.... ah, the wheel is not working now :)

Otis



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---- On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Gonzalo Avaria (gonzalux@surnet.cl)
wrote:

> Hi Otisg
> I have a TP600x but went thru the same problem when installed
a usb optical 
> mouse. Here is a copy of my XFree config file:
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier "Mouse1"
>     Driver "mouse"
>     Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
>     Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
>     Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier "Mouse2"
>     Driver "mouse"
>     Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
>     Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
>     Option "Emulate3Buttons"
>     Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
> EndSection
> 
> Section "ServerLayout"
>     Identifier "layout1"
>     InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
>     InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
>     InputDevice "Mouse2" "AlwaysCore"
>     Screen "screen1"
> EndSection
> 
> 
> Where the "AlwaysCore" instruction is important because it
keeps your 
> trackpoint (the thing in the keyboard) always working.
> I hope this helps
> Greet.
> Gonzalo
> 
> On Sunday 26 October 2003 23:34, otisg wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a T40 whose track-pad (I think that's what those
things
> > are called), as well as the little rubbery pointer (the
thing in
> > the middle of the keyboard) stopped working, after I
started
> > using a mouse with this TP.
> > I cannot find a place where I can re-enable the track-pad,
so I
> > can use it when I don't have a mouse handy. :(
> >
> > Can anyone tell me where/how a track-pad can be re-enabled?
> >
> > I tried running mouseconfig and selecting 'No mouse', but
that
> > didn't do anything useful.  It actually prevented me from
> > starting X windows (it needs the entry for a mouse/pointer
in
> > XFree86Config).
> >
> > If it helps, I started using a wireless USB mouse (Genius
of
> > some kind), and then the track-pad stopped working.  I am
> > running RedHat 9.0 on this T40.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Otis
> >
> >
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