no option to disable trackpad tap-click ?

maples · 03-27-2016, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

What you can do is go find out what that app was that worked then find the "Linux" you want to run then just install that app into that Linux then run it off the command line, after its set up you're good to go.

What exactly are you suggesting? To me, it sounds like you're saying "find the windows program that adjusts your touchpad and use that". That won't work for 2 reasons:
1. Windows programs don't run on Linux (unless you count Wine, but that doesn't always work)
2. It's the Linux driver that would need to be adjusted; even if you somehow got the windows program to run, it would have no knowledge of the Linux driver or how to modify its settings.

This is a long shot, but in the BIOS of the laptop, is there any option referring to something like "legacy touchpad" or "PS/2 emulation" or anything else that mentions the touchpad?

BW-userx · 03-28-2016, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maples

What exactly are you suggesting? To me, it sounds like you're saying "find the windows program that adjusts your touchpad and use that". That won't work for 2 reasons:
1. Windows programs don't run on Linux (unless you count Wine, but that doesn't always work)
2. It's the Linux driver that would need to be adjusted; even if you somehow got the windows program to run, it would have no knowledge of the Linux driver or how to modify its settings.

This is a long shot, but in the BIOS of the laptop, is there any option referring to something like "legacy touchpad" or "PS/2 emulation" or anything else that mentions the touchpad?

NOPE not a "Windows" program. I said windows, not Windows, did you see what Bill Gates did their, gets people confused. the OP, he said if I remember correctly that he had a Linux distro .. like Ubuntu that has all of that gui stuff stuffed into it that had a gui program that allowed him to do what it is he is looking to do.

therefore, all he has to do is find out what the name of it was then install it into the linux distro / setup he wants to run.

I have and do this to try to keep away as best I can from all of that GUI saturated Windows clone OS stuff in my OS and just use the programs I need to use.

lxappearance is one of them that I use that is not a standard for the WM I use but no big deal, just start it up adjust my theme settings then close it. Done. that is all the OP needs to do with his mouse/touch Pad settings. one time use.

xfce4-power-manager is another one that is not a "standard" for my i3 WM. but I still use it. Linux is modular.

here is a good read on how to use a config file for X11 ...

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics

I need to review what's been going on in this post to get up to speed on what's been tired and not.

Code:

% 06:17 AM [userx@voided]~ >>$cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep -i "TouchPad"
N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"

here is a link that may be useful to go though the steps to determine what it is you're working with first then the steps needed to get control of your touchpad / mouse can be better accessed.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d-type-920477/

User9 · 03-28-2016, 01:11 PM

good thinking but it's not there that's one of the first things I tried because I want to disable it completely at lowest level possible. It seems like my BIOS has every other option but that.I can disable my microphone in put, disable wlan and Ethernet, completely disable my track pad make it so my track pad will be disabled when I connect a mouse.everything but what I need.

also userx is referring to pg 2 post 27, haven't been able to find the distro that had it. I have read that some people have had problems with there touchpad not being detected every time at start up.not sure if that's the case with me yet.I'll know that once I find out witch is the right driver to be loaded.

User9 · 03-28-2016, 01:28 PM

Please review all posts as there is a lot of info, most of witch I do not understand. All I know is its being detected as a PS/2 mouse.Also do you know the names of different trackpad drivers ? so far I know of Synaptics, Alps and eltech or elan something like that? have only tried synaptics. going to take a break for today and tomorrow then come back to it.Hopefully a clear mind will help. trackpad tap-click is extremely sensitive clicks all the time.

BW-userx · 03-28-2016, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by User9

Please review all posts as there is a lot of info, most of witch I do not understand. All I know is its being detected as a PS/2 mouse.Also do you know the names of different trackpad drivers ? so far I know of Synaptics, Alps and eltech or elan something like that? have only tried synaptics. going to take a break for today and tomorrow then come back to it.Hopefully a clear mind will help. trackpad tap-click is extremely sensitive clicks all the time.

before you go get your model number under the laptop and google specs for your laptop or post it and I'll google it too and see if I can find if Dell put up the detailed specs for your hardware. two: did you do this to see what it tells you?

Code:

$cat /proc/bus/input/devices 
that will give you everything then you can just look through it or this
$cat /proc/bus/input/devices | grep -i "TouchPad"

MOD:
Interlink Touch Pad Versa Pad

DELL has Windows drivers for it here (Got a go back to using Windows, lol)

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/...driverId=9HFCM