On my laptop (DELL C600), I have both a trackpad and a nipple (mini-joystick).
which I can't physically disconnect.
I was wondering if there is a way to disconnect the trackpad from /dev/mouse
so that it'ssignlas are ignored?

Thanks,
Riddick

Post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. I am not sure how that piece of hardware works. There might be two seperate mouse input devices in there. All you should need to do is reverse them in the server layout section. I may wrong here but it is a quick thought. If they are the same device then maybe some of the lines in the mouse input section can be remmed out to do what you want.

Brian1

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
#Option "standby time" "5"
#Option "suspend time" "10"
Option "off time" "2"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "GLcore"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "pex5"
# Load "record"
Load "xie"
# Load "v4l"
Load "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbLayout" "fr"
Option "XkbModel" "dell"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "ZaxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI|Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x"
Driver "r128"
VideoRam 8192
Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
Option "AGPFastWrite" "true"
Option "AGPMode" "2"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic LCD Panel 1024x768"
VendorName "DELL"
ModelName "C600 Screen"
HorizSync 31.5-48.5
VertRefresh 40-70
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "ATI|Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x"
Monitor "Generic LCD Panel 1024x768"
DefaultDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "1280x1024" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Screen "Screen0"
Identifier "Simple Layout"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

#Section "Extensions"
# Option "Composite" "Enable"
#EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

I am not familiar with that hardware and can not help with it. Just thought there might be two input devices defined there.

Brian1

alright, thanks anyway