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macros78

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Registered: 2006-10-13

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Dell C400 touchpad and track stick together howto.

Hello. I recently ebayed na old dell c400 system. Arch is up and running, but I have some questions. How do I setup the touchpad together with track stick? If I run X without config, then both are handled like ps2mouse. Thats fine, but touchpad is little bit too much sensitive.

If I configure touchpad in xorg.conf the touchpad is running fine, but track stick is not working at all. So My question is: Does it work for you? Could you please post your xorg.conf?

Thank you for your help.

Last edited by macros78 (2007-11-22 08:13:21)

elliott

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Registered: 2006-03-07

Posts: 296

Re: Dell C400 touchpad and track stick together howto.

Honestly, on those Latitudes, the track stick is more trouble than it is worth, I had to disconnect mine to keep it from freaking out when I typed.

If you are determined to get both working, setting one of them to SendCoreEvents may help.

Last edited by elliott (2007-11-22 12:19:07)

macros78

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Registered: 2006-10-13

Posts: 28

Re: Dell C400 touchpad and track stick together howto.

Thanks, I use touchpad only.  But when I have hardware, I want to have the option to use it. If I have wet fingers, it is easier to navigate with touch stick. BTW touchstick's buttons are working fine and this confuse me...

elliott

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Registered: 2006-03-07

Posts: 296

Re: Dell C400 touchpad and track stick together howto.

The buttons are wired together, so they will always work, even with my touch stick's cable disconnected, they work.