RE: [SLUG] Disable mouse thingie
You should be able to disable the touchpad in the laptop's BIOS - generally you can have internal, external or both. Plugging in the external PS/2 rodent *should* disable the internal touchpad. Jon -Original Message- From: Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14/12/02 10:30:09 To: Sydny Linux User Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SLUG] Disable mouse thingie Hi all, I have a laptop that my wife uses for email and things. Running X, RH8. Problem is that the built-in mouse substitute is a nuisance. It is too easy to rest hands on it while typing. I have another mouse attached through the PS2 port. How do I disable the built in? I tried commenting out one of the sections in XF86config, but both mouse connections still work. Any help greatly appreciated. alan -- -- Alan L Tyree[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~alant Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 419 638 170 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au? /listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] Disable mouse thingie
On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 19:28, Jon Biddell wrote: You should be able to disable the touchpad in the laptop's BIOS - generally you can have internal, external or both. Plugging in the external PS/2 rodent *should* disable the internal touchpad. Thanks for this - I had put the problem aside. The F10 key, which is supposed to bring up the bios during boot, doesn't work. According to some stuff on the Compaq (now HP) site, that is because I don't have the setup program installed. Of course, since I wiped everything to put on Linux. Both the external mouse and the touchpad move the pointer. I have commented out the section in XF86config for the second mouse, but both devices still work. any other ideas gratefully received. -- -- Alan L Tyree[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~alant Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 419 638 170 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
RE: [SLUG] Disable mouse thingie
Ah, yes... Compaq The BIOS setup tools are in a hidden partition on the hard drive (and I think the actual BIOS may be loaded from there as well on some models)... Didn't think the laptops went this way, but it doesn't surprise me... Jon = Thanks for this - I had put the problem aside. The F10 key, = which is supposed to bring up the bios during boot, doesn't = work. According to some stuff on the Compaq (now HP) site, = that is because I don't have the setup program installed. Of = course, since I wiped everything to put on Linux. = = Both the external mouse and the touchpad move the pointer. I = have commented out the section in XF86config for the second = mouse, but both devices still work. Apart from opening it up and physically disconnecting the touchpad, a rather permenant solution, I guess have a look at the Compaq/HP website to see if there's a bootable setup disk that you could use. I know on the servers I used to manage we used SmartStart to configure them - not perfect, but pretty useful - maybe that would work on a notebook ??? Jon -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Disable mouse thingie
* Alan L Tyree [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002-12-14 11:14]: Hi all, I have a laptop that my wife uses for email and things. Running X, RH8. Problem is that the built-in mouse substitute is a nuisance. It is too easy to rest hands on it while typing. I have another mouse attached through the PS2 port. How do I disable the built in? I tried commenting out one of the sections in XF86config, but both mouse connections still work. Have a look in the BIOS settings for an option to disable it and use an external mouse. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
