Talk:How to configure the TrackPoint - Revision history

Espakm: /* shifting /sys-paths */

2010-10-21T21:24:00Z

‎shifting /sys-paths

2010-07-11T13:12:22Z

‎To enable vertical scrolling: using what?: new section

2010-07-11T13:05:36Z

xinput wrong

2010-04-14T13:01:11Z

‎Upcoming hotplug method: xorg.conf.d: new section

2009-07-31T11:41:36Z

‎Horizontal Scrolling in HAL

2009-07-30T09:30:55Z

‎Horizontal Scrolling in HAL: new section

2009-07-05T19:43:00Z

‎settings example

2009-07-05T09:45:17Z

‎settings example: new section

2009-05-28T08:46:58Z

‎Enable/disable touchpad

2009-05-28T08:46:26Z

‎Enable/disable touchpad

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 ==== shifting /sys-paths ====
 -03-13
 On my Thinkpad R60 with kernel 2.6.20, the path is {{path|/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2}}.

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	Current serial number in output stream: 19		Current serial number in output stream: 19
	[[User:Jidanni\|Jidanni]] 13:05, 11 July 2010 (UTC)		[[User:Jidanni\|Jidanni]] 13:05, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
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		+	== To enable vertical scrolling: using what? ==
		+
		+	To enable vertical scrolling
		+	Say what we then push, and how long to make vertical scrolling a reality.
		+	[[User:Jidanni\|Jidanni]] 13:12, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

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	EndSection		EndSection
	</pre>--[[User:Jensel\|jensel]] 13:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)		</pre>--[[User:Jensel\|jensel]] 13:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
		+	==xinput advice wrong==
		+	$ xinput set-int-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 8 200
		+	X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
		+	Major opcode of failed request: 140 (XInputExtension)
		+	Minor opcode of failed request: 57 ()
		+	Serial number of failed request: 18
		+	Current serial number in output stream: 19
		+	[[User:Jidanni\|Jidanni]] 13:05, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

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	Thanks, I have added it to the main page. --[[User:Tonko\|Tonko]] 11:41, 31 July 2009 (UTC)		Thanks, I have added it to the main page. --[[User:Tonko\|Tonko]] 11:41, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
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		+	== Upcoming hotplug method: xorg.conf.d ==
		+
		+	Instead using the udev-method, the Ubuntu devs backported xorg.conf.d support for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. Just create a file '''/usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf''' with following contents:
		+	<pre>
		+	Section "InputClass"
		+	Identifier "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation"
		+	MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint\|DualPoint Stick\|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint"
		+	MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
		+	Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
		+	Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
		+	Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
		+	Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
		+	Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
		+	EndSection
		+	</pre>--[[User:Jensel\|jensel]] 13:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

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	The current [[How to configure the TrackPoint#Configuration using udev and HAL\|section]] talks about vertical scrolling and gives an example of an appropriate HAL policy file to enable it. According to [http://psung.blogspot.com/2008/09/scrolling-with-thinkpads-trackpoint-in.html this website], a small modification to the example .fdi file offers horizontal scrolling as well (and indeed it works for me too). Should I add this to the page?--[[User:RAult\|RAult]] 09:30, 30 July 2009 (UTC)		The current [[How to configure the TrackPoint#Configuration using udev and HAL\|section]] talks about vertical scrolling and gives an example of an appropriate HAL policy file to enable it. According to [http://psung.blogspot.com/2008/09/scrolling-with-thinkpads-trackpoint-in.html this website], a small modification to the example .fdi file offers horizontal scrolling as well (and indeed it works for me too). Should I add this to the page?--[[User:RAult\|RAult]] 09:30, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
		+
		+	Thanks, I have added it to the main page. --[[User:Tonko\|Tonko]] 11:41, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

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	echo -n 10 > $TRACK_DIR/mindrag		echo -n 10 > $TRACK_DIR/mindrag
	</pre>		</pre>
		+
		+	== Horizontal Scrolling in HAL ==
		+
		+	The current [[How to configure the TrackPoint#Configuration using udev and HAL\|section]] talks about vertical scrolling and gives an example of an appropriate HAL policy file to enable it. According to [http://psung.blogspot.com/2008/09/scrolling-with-thinkpads-trackpoint-in.html this website], a small modification to the example .fdi file offers horizontal scrolling as well (and indeed it works for me too). Should I add this to the page?--[[User:RAult\|RAult]] 09:30, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

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 echo -n 100 > $TRACK_DIR/resolution
 echo -n 105 > $TRACK_DIR/speed
-echo -n 10  > $TRACK_DIR/mindrag}}
+echo -n 10  > $TRACK_DIR/mindrag
 </pre>

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	:{{cmdroot\|echo -n 0 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/transparent}}		:{{cmdroot\|echo -n 0 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/transparent}}
		+
		+	== settings example ==
		+
		+	These are the best settings that i've found for the trackpoint
		+	(very usable for press-to-select and drag&drop):
		+	<pre>
		+	TRACK_DIR="/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1"
		+
		+	echo -n 1 > $TRACK_DIR/press_to_select
		+	echo -n 220 > $TRACK_DIR/sensitivity
		+	echo -n 20 > $TRACK_DIR/ztime
		+	echo -n 4 > $TRACK_DIR/thresh
		+	echo -n 8 > $TRACK_DIR/upthresh
		+	echo -n 100 > $TRACK_DIR/resolution
		+	echo -n 105 > $TRACK_DIR/speed
		+	echo -n 10 > $TRACK_DIR/mindrag}}
		+	</pre>

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 Now execute this script on key event. For kde, go to input actions.
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 ==== /sys-configuration files ====

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	Now execute this script on key event. For kde, go to input actions.		Now execute this script on key event. For kde, go to input actions.

		+	[[cghislai]]

	==== /sys-configuration files ====		==== /sys-configuration files ====