Re: Thinkpad E320 trackpoint doesn't work every time

["Selim T. Erdogan" <selim@alumni.cs.utexas.edu>]

Andreas Rönnquist, 21.10.2013:
> 
> I have recently got my hands on a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E320 - and it
> works very nicely - with one small exception:
> 
> I have got the habit to use the touchpad but not the "mousebuttons"
> underneath the lower part of the touchpad, but instead I use the extra
> buttons just above the touchpad that are intended for usage with the
> trackpoint. - (I have a bit of a hard time pressing the buttons
> underneath the touchpad without moving the mouse by mistake).
> 
> However, every now and then the trackpoint and its buttons are not
> active after a boot - the touchpad still works, and the buttons
> underneath the touchpad, but not the trackpoint and its buttons.
> 
> Does anybody know a way to reactivate them without having to reboot, or
> to make them work every time, or know what is causing my problem?

Have you tried running xinput when they are not active?  You would at 
least see if they are listed.