Re: How to use touch pad and mouse?

[Andreas Heckwolf <andreas.heckwolf@mobliz.com>]

Hi Eric,

usually a touch pad is using the same PS/2 port an external PS/2 mouse is 
using (/dev/psaux). My HP Omnibook does some scanning at bootup. If the
external mouse is connected it disables the touch pad. If I boot it without
the mouse and connect the mouse after bootup, both - touch pad and mouse - work
simultaneously.

cheers

Andreas

> Hi,
> Can I get the touch pad and the ps2 mouse I'm using both to work? 
> 
> I got the mouse to work with the /dev/psaux and I think the /dev/mouse
> device worked before with the touch pad but now doesn't work.
> 
> Can I have two Pointer sections in XF86Config?
> Currently it looks like this.
> Section "Pointer"
>    Protocol        "PS/2"
>    Device          "/dev/psaux"
>    BaudRate        1200
>    Emulate3Timeout 50
> EndSection
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric :-)
> 
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