From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Sep 23 17:35:32 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBF9EBE8669 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:35:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Received: from bucksport.safeport.com (bucksport.safeport.com [198.74.231.101]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 93673903 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:35:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Received: from bucksport.safeport.com (bucksport.safeport.com [198.74.231.101]) by bucksport.safeport.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id u8NHZLvs074479; Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:35:21 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:35:21 -0400 (EDT) From: DTD To: Aleksander Alekseev cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: turning off the touchpad [solved] In-Reply-To: <20160923070444.GA2611@e733> Message-ID: References: <20160923070444.GA2611@e733> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (bucksport.safeport.com [198.74.231.101]); Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:35:21 -0400 (EDT) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:35:32 -0000 On Fri, 23 Sep 2016, Aleksander Alekseev wrote: >> This turns out to be easy. I got pointed to the answer from the freebsd-x11 >> list. Use 'xinput list' to get the id of the psm device and then >> >> xinput set-prop 8 "Device Enabled" 0 >> >> will disable it. I suppose that means adding an InputDevice section to >> /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ should also work. I could not figure out the >> options from the man page however. > > Note that this can turn off not only touchpad but all mouse devices in > your system. I personally turn off touchpad this way: > > ``` > sysctl hw.psm.synaptics.touchpad_off=1 > ``` > This will not work unless you have: > > ``` > hw.psm.synaptics_support="1" > ``` > > ... in your /boot/loader.conf > > -- > Best regards, > Aleksander Alekseev Thanks I will try that. But typing hermes:/home/doug# sysctl hw.psm.synaptics_support="1" sysctl: unknown oid 'hw.psm.synaptics_support' I assumed I would get the same result from loader.conf. I can try loading the synaptics driver, but in the meantime what I did works Note xinput list gets: Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] sysmouse id=7 [slave pointer (2)] Mouse id=8 [slave pointer (2)] Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] kbdmux id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] I have moused_port="/dev/ums0" in rc.conf. In any case id=7 is my usb mouse (working fine) and I can type because id=8 (the touchpad) is off. Also fine :) Between the physical dimensions of my laptop and the way I hold my hands, typing was impossible. _____ Douglas Denault http://www.safeport.com doug@safeport.com Voice: 301-217-9220 Fax: 301-217-9277