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Date:      Tue, 30 May 2000 08:16:55 +1000
From:      Joe Shevland <shevlandj@kpi.com.au>
To:        Graham Wheeler <gram@cequrux.com>
Cc:        Michel Talon <michel@lpthe.jussieu.fr>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Synaptics touchpad (was: Re: Problems compiling FreeBSD stable)
Message-ID:  <3932EC57.32C0F791@kpi.com.au>
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Graham Wheeler wrote:
> 
> Michel Talon wrote:
> >
[snip]
> I don't have the problem if I use an external ps2 mouse. However, that
> isn't really a solution either, as my palm or fingers can brush the
> touchpad and still cause the bad behaviour to occur. If I could turn off
> the touchpad and just use the external mouse, that would be one solution
> (although far from ideal).

I've had similar problems with my Dell Inspiron 7500 (haywire mouse
events), but (and this is from memory because I cannot get network
support on the laptop) when you plug the external PS/2 mouse in the
touchpad is disabled.

Joe

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