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I've figured out how to set the trackpoint sensitivity in Ubuntu, but it resets every time I restart.

I use these commands:

# echo -n 255 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/serio2/speed
# echo -n 255 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/serio2/sensitivity

Somewhere I found it says to change the settings in:

/etc/rc.d/rc.local

But there's no "rc.d" folder.

I'm a total Linux newbie. How do I get the settings to stay permanently?

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Also, I like to have the settings on the trackpoint on the highest sensitivity in Windows. When I use the highest setting in Ubunut (255) it's not nearly as sensitive as in Windows. Anyway to get more trackpoint sensitivity in Ubuntu/Linux?

Thanks.

Interesting. I have been running various Ubuntu versions and have never had this problem. I was able to change the sensitivity under mouse settings, it always worked.

debian doesn't have an /etc/rc.local by default, but
you can make one, containing any commands you like,
then modify /etc/inittab so it includes lines like so:

> # Local misc ("LG,"#29,p29)
> rc:12345:wait:/etc/rc.local

this will execute rc.local in each runlevel 1 thru 5;
probably you only need 2. ("LG" is Linux Gazette)

Tom,

Thanks for the reply. Could you explain that to me in a more step by step way? I'd be grateful. Like I said, I'm a total Linux newbie, so I'm not really sure how to do the things you say. Like, when I create the rc.local file, do I just use gedit and create it as a text file? What exactly would I need to put in the /etc/inittab? Just the lines you said already? Thanks.

cb474