Opensuse 11.4 How to disable the touchpad

I’m running 11.4 gnome and need to be able to disable the touchpad on my laptop. I always use an external mouse.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

There is a GNOME synaptics module - try a search for ‘synap’ - which should allow you to disable it.

On 07/19/2011 07:06 PM, Bearly230 wrote:
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> I’m running 11.4 gnome and need to be able to disable the touchpad on my
> laptop. I always use an external mouse.

my netbook has a key combo (Fn+F7) to disable touchpad…and, once off
it stays off even though boots…(and, if i decide to unplug and go, i
can re-enable it easily)


DD
Caveat-Hardware-Software
openSUSE®, the “German Engineered Automobiles” of operating systems!

I have the key combo to disable it. And when I use it. I get a popup that it’s been disabled, however it’s still working. I’ve also try to locate the synaptics module with no luck.

On 07/19/2011 09:36 PM, Bearly230 wrote:
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> I have the key combo to disable it. And when I use it. I get a popup
> that it’s been disabled, however it’s still working.

check with the manufacturer…maybe they have a recall on the machine
and/or you can get it repaired free…

or, check the BIOS, maybe you can turn it off in there…and, while
you are at the makers site see if there is an updated BIOS…the key
combo switch goes through the BIOS and not through the operating
system…so, if the BIOS has been updated it might have fixed the keys
not working problem…

google: touchpad [maker] [model] problem


DD
Caveat-Hardware-Software
openSUSE®, the “German Engineered Automobiles” of operating systems!

The machine is 2 weeks old, 2nd the key combo works in windows so not a hardware issue. 3rd I’m looking for real help not attitude.

On 07/19/2011 11:16 PM, Bearly230 wrote:
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> I’m looking for real help not attitude.

ploink


DD
Caveat-Hardware-Software
openSUSE®, the “German Engineered Automobiles” of operating systems!

Install the gsynaptics package (in /oss, I think). This installs a program “Touchpad” in Control Center. Click on Touchpad, and locate, under the General tab, “Enable Touchpad”. Clear the check mark, and the touchpad is unusable. Be advised that this sometimes becomes re-enabled on re-boot. If this re-enabling occurs, go to “Startup Applications” and locate Touchpad. Change the command string

gsynaptics-init --sm-disable

to the desired touchpad setting. Refer to the synclient command syntax for values.

BTW, some keyboards (like mine) have a touch-sensitive switch to disable the touchpad. (Obviously, the designers find humor is oxymoronic engineering).

Also, as a caution, should your mouse fail, to restore the touchpad requires keyboard command sequences to execute the Touchpad function, and re-enable the “Enable Touchpad” value.

Thanks that’s what I needed.