[ltp] T420 touchpad and trackpoint not working
James McCoy
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 25 Mar 2016 10:17:47 -0400
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How to configure the TrackPoint
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint
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James
> From: gusnan.mailinglists@openmailbox.org
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] T420 touchpad and trackpoint not working
> Date: Thu=2C 17 Mar 2016 19:01:06 +0100
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> On Thu=2C 17 Mar 2016 11:25:07 -0500
> "Jeffrey L. Taylor" <jeff@abluz.dyndns.org> wrote:
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> >Quoting Andreas Ronnquist <gusnan.mailinglists@openmailbox.org>:
> >> Hi
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> >> How can I get my touchpad and trackpoint working on a Debian 8? I
> >> have recently got a t420=2C but cannot get them to work at all.=20
> >>=20
> >> What packages are required? What kernel modules need to be loaded? I
> >> have tried various thing=2C such as the synaptics xserver input
> >> driver=2C but with no luck.
> >>=20
> >> Other than that=2C the machine is in tip top shape=2C so I have a hard
> >> time believing they would be simply out of order.
> >>=20
> >> Hint and tips would be much appreciated!
> >> =20
> >
> >Are you sure they are enabled in the BIOS? I detest touchpads and have
> >disabled it in the BIOS. There wasn't a reliable way to disable it in
> >software when I bought my T520.
> >
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> Thanks!
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> I did get it to work (they weren't disabled in bios) - installing
> packages and playing around with settings=2C and then after a restart=2C =
it
> suddenly works.
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> Unfortunately I am not 100% sure what I did though=2C I need to go throug=
h
> my history for that...
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> Anyway=2C thanks!
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> best regards
> /Andreas
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>How to configure the TrackPoint<=
div><br><a href=3D"http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_Track=
Point" target=3D"_blank">http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the=
_TrackPoint</a></div><div><br>=93All that is necessary for the triumph of e=
vil is that good men do nothing.=94 <br>Edmund Burke <br><br>James<br><br><=
br><div>>=3B From: gusnan.mailinglists@openmailbox.org<br>>=3B To: linu=
x-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org<br>>=3B Subject: Re: [ltp] T420 touchpad an=
d trackpoint not working<br>>=3B Date: Thu=2C 17 Mar 2016 19:01:06 +0100<=
br>>=3B <br>>=3B On Thu=2C 17 Mar 2016 11:25:07 -0500<br>>=3B "Jeffre=
y L. Taylor" <=3Bjeff@abluz.dyndns.org>=3B wrote:<br>>=3B <br>>=3B =
>=3BQuoting Andreas Ronnquist <=3Bgusnan.mailinglists@openmailbox.org&g=
t=3B:<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B Hi<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=
=3B How can I get my touchpad and trackpoint working on a Debian 8? I<br>&g=
t=3B >=3B>=3B have recently got a t420=2C but cannot get them to work a=
t all. <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B What packages are re=
quired? What kernel modules need to be loaded? I<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B hav=
e tried various thing=2C such as the synaptics xserver input<br>>=3B >=
=3B>=3B driver=2C but with no luck.<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <br>>=3B >=
=3B>=3B Other than that=2C the machine is in tip top shape=2C so I have a=
hard<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B time believing they would be simply out of ord=
er.<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B Hint and tips would be m=
uch appreciated!<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=
=3BAre you sure they are enabled in the BIOS? I detest touchpads and have<=
br>>=3B >=3Bdisabled it in the BIOS. There wasn't a reliable way to di=
sable it in<br>>=3B >=3Bsoftware when I bought my T520.<br>>=3B >=
=3B<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Thanks!<br>>=3B <br>>=3B I did get it to work =
(they weren't disabled in bios) - installing<br>>=3B packages and playing=
around with settings=2C and then after a restart=2C it<br>>=3B suddenly =
works.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Unfortunately I am not 100% sure what I did tho=
ugh=2C I need to go through<br>>=3B my history for that...<br>>=3B <br>=
>=3B Anyway=2C thanks!<br>>=3B <br>>=3B best regards<br>>=3B /Andre=
as<br>>=3B -- <br>>=3B The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:=
<br>>=3B http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpa=
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