Guest Posted September 26, 2002 Report Share Posted September 26, 2002 Just got a loverly new laptop from work :D imediatly installed mdk 9.0, now the question, is it posible to have a usb mouse and the touch pad working at the same time, and i wish i had a nvidia chipset :x Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 I can't give you a specific answer, but I read last week about a laptop and a touch pad that said you config the touch pad as a mouse. I have a usb and ps/2 mouse going at the same time????? Probably doesn't help much but it's all I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thayne Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 on my ibook both work at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYinYeti Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 Many laptops hardwire an internal switch so that a PS/2 mouse can take control when connected (thus disabling the pad or stick), and the pad (or stick) takes control back when the PS/2 mouse is disconnected. This ensures that there's always one, and only one, working mouse device (seems natural at first glance). So if you want to have several pointer devices, you'll have to try configuring both in your X config file (one as a pointer device, the other as an events sender, from what I've read on MUB1). If this does not work (it would not with my laptop), you may have better luck with an USB mouse, as this port cannot be hardwired to a switch (IMHO, because much more than mice can be plugged to USB). Yves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest defunct Posted September 27, 2002 Report Share Posted September 27, 2002 That's cool that your work doesn't mind if you install a diff OS on it. usually the people who get labtops from their jobs and crap don't know the first thing about computers, and the techies would be pissed if they ran and put a diff OS on it .. heheh PeNgUiN POweR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2002 Report Share Posted September 28, 2002 That's cool that your work doesn't mind if you install a diff OS on it. usually the people who get labtops from their jobs and crap don't know the first thing about computers, and the techies would be pissed if they ran and put a diff OS on it .. heheh PeNgUiN POweR What they dont know wont hurt them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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