Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:46:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug Poland <wisco_disco@yahoo.com> To: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PLEASE TEST] Better support for Synaptics Touchpads Message-ID: <20040829024624.43988.qmail@web40701.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200408282000.i7SK00ws028814@bunrab.catwhisker.org>
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> David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> wrote: > > Would this have anything to do with the mouse on a Dell laptop > > moving all by itself? When I boot with ACPI enabled on 5.2.1-R or > > 5.3Beta the mouse will simply go wild, moving all over the screen at > > will. This happens at the console and in X (both XFree86 and XOrg) > > Depends on the type of "pointing device(s)" available/in use: it's > fairly common for the "eraser head" (trackpoint) devices to do this. > The laptop in question has a trackpoint and touchpoint pad. I've never attempted to disable either device. So is it possible to disable one or the other, or both, to keep the mouse from going wild? -- Regards, Doug __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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