Re: Synaptics touchpad works even though it's not in xorg.conf
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Mihira Fernando <mihiratheace@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 14:54:53 +0000
> George <pinkisntwell@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My synaptics touchpad is working even though it's not in xorg.conf.
>> The only input devices there are the keyboard and the mouse. How can I
>> disable it? I tried adding it, restarting xorg and then use synclient
>> to disable it but it looks like the Synaptics section in xorg.conf is
>> not detected.
>>
>> How can I disable the touchpad? I don't need it.
>>
>>
> Doesnt disabling it from the keyboard work ? Function key + F?
> key (fn+F7 on my laptop)
>
I'm not on that computer right now so I'll let you know when I go
back. However, the affected laptop does have a small button to toggle
the touchpad on and off, which doesn't work on debian, even though the
LED will change colors.
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