Re: Touchpad gone when docked

[Sebastian Rose <sebastian_rose@gmx.de>]

jens.schmidt35@arcor.de writes:
> Hi.
>
> I have a Toshiba M2 with a synaptics touchpad. However, the touchpad
> is only available when the laptop is not docked (double-checked under
> /proc/bus/input/devices).
>
> Of course, I don't really use the touchpad when the laptop is docked.
> But Xorg 1.4.2 is not able to dynamically switch input drivers. As a result,
> the touchpad is not detected by Xorg when I start the laptop in the
> docking station, and it keeps being unavailable when I undock the laptop
> (running or sleeping) later.
>
> Is there any way to keep the touchpad available at all times, even if the
> laptop is docked?

Could be a BIOS issue. I could [de]?activate those things in the BIOS on
my old HP Omnibook.
  

  Sebastian