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[SOLVED] how to setup TrackPoint sensitivity
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:02 pm
by masterus
hi,
have installed ubuntu 8.04.1 lts on one of my thinkpads
need to know how can to set up trackpoint sensitivity without installing
configure-trackpoint
is there any chance to edit any file to do that
thx for all answers,
rgds,
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:27 pm
by Marin85
Of course there is such a chance, that´s Linux, everything is possible in Linux, especially when it´s installed on a ThinkPad
As sudo type in the terminal
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# echo -n 210 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/sensitivity
# echo -n 150 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/speed
I believe these are the right paths for Ubuntu 8.04. They slightly differ from what is listed in Thinkwiki. Also, if you don´t want to bother with typing it each time you reboot into Linux, you can add these lines to /etc/rc.local (before the
End part).
Cheers
Marin
EDIT: I forgot to mention that 210 and 150 are values of my preference. You can set any values between 1 and 252 if I remember correctly.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:31 pm
by poshgeordie
There's lots of answers to this in Ubuntu forums by typing 'touchpad sensitivity' into advanced search.
Try this:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=917988
and gsynaptics which is mentioned there too.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:33 pm
by tylerwylie
Marin85 wrote:Of course there is such a chance, that´s Linux, everything is possible in Linux, especially when it´s installed on a ThinkPad
As sudo type in the terminal
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# echo -n 210 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/sensitivity
# echo -n 150 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/serio2/speed
I believe these are the right paths for Ubuntu 8.04. They slightly differ from what is listed in Thinkwiki. Also, if you don´t want to bother with typing it each time you reboot into Linux, you can add these lines to /etc/rc.local (before the
End) part.
Cheers
Marin
EDIT: I forgot to mention that 210 and 150 are values of my preference. You can set any values between 1 and 252 if I remember correctly.
Thank you for reminding me why I love linux.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:47 pm
by Marin85
tylerwylie wrote:Thank you for reminding me why I love linux.
True linux love doesn´t need to be reminded of
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:03 pm
by tylerwylie
Marin85 wrote:tylerwylie wrote:Thank you for reminding me why I love linux.
True linux love doesn´t need to be reminded of
No, but it's always refreshing to remind yourself about it.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:41 pm
by Marin85
tylerwylie wrote:No, but it's always refreshing to remind yourself about it.
I couldn´t agree more!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:03 am
by masterus
hi,
thank you very much to everyone for your answers, specially to: Marin85
will do your advice
rgds,