[SOLVED] I got a problem at disabling my touchpad.

dwnthk · 05-13-2016, 09:17 AM

Hi there,

I don't like my laptop touchpad because it is so sensitive, and the cursor is jumping around when I am typing.

So, I have a little command to disable it in startup script when the Fluxbox is starting up.

Quote:

xinput set-prop 13 "Device Enabled" 0

But the touchpad ID keeps changing between 12 and 13. So sometimes the xinput command doesn't work for me.

Just curious... is there another way to disable the touchpad?

cmgeo · 05-13-2016, 09:29 AM

Hello,

You could always disable it through bios if you can find the right option. I have done the same because just like you i find it useless.

CMG

suicidaleggroll · 05-13-2016, 09:39 AM

Don't use the id number, use the name.

dwnthk · 05-13-2016, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cmgeo

Hello,

You could always disable it through bios if you can find the right option. I have done the same because just like you i find it useless.

CMG

Thx. But I do need the touchpad sometimes when I am off from the desk and using M$ Windows.

Emerson · 05-13-2016, 10:20 AM

Or disable/blacklist the kernel synaptics module altogether.

dwnthk · 05-13-2016, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by suicidaleggroll

Don't use the id number, use the name.

Oh... Never thought of using name. Thx dude.

dwnthk · 05-13-2016, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Emerson

Or disable/blacklist the kernel synaptics module altogether.

It is more flexible to put a little script in the startup, and the same script to the menu to enable/diable it manually.

Thx guys.

Emerson · 05-13-2016, 10:31 AM

FYI, when you blacklist the module you can still load/unload it with modprobe. Blacklisting merely stops it being loaded automatically.

dwnthk · 05-13-2016, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Emerson

FYI, when you blacklist the module you can still load/unload it with modprobe. Blacklisting merely stops it being loaded automatically.

Thanks. It is beyond my knowledge. I need to learn it first. I will google it later.

Thx again.

camorri · 05-13-2016, 12:47 PM

If its a synaptic touch pad, there is a neat little app call flsynclient. It allows you to turn it off and on from your desktop, and change many if the settings for the touchpad. I run slackware 14.1/64, its in sbo.

Emerson · 05-13-2016, 05:08 PM

There even is some way to turn it off automatically when keyboard is in use, can't recall details right now, but I think it is described in Arch wiki.