Trackpoint Scrolling Issues in Debian

[Hierax_ca]

I've been having some TrackPoint Scrolling Issues in Debian-based distros that weren't showing up in Ubuntu-based distros but I found what looks like some possible solutions:

- https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebia ... Trackpoint

- http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_co ... TrackPoint

Sharing here in case it helps someone else too...

[axur-delmeria]

I used those pages before, when I set up Debian 7.0 on my X61. I put the xinput commands in a shell script appropriately named trackpoint-scrolling.sh:

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#!/bin/sh
xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation" 1
xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Button" 2
xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout" 200
xinput set-prop "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint" "Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes" 6 7 4 5

I saved it to /opt/thinkpad/ (need root privileges for that), set it as executable by using this chmod command on the terminal:

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chmod +x /opt/thinkpad/trackpoint-scrolling.sh

and set it to run automatically upon login.
I use XFCE, so I added it to Settings --> Sessions and Startup --> Application Autostart

Made a copy on my flash drive and reused it on my X220 running Debian 8.

[brchan]

You can also simplify things by putting those xinput commands into the .xinitrc file located in your home directory. Add them just before the line that starts with "exec". No need for scripts.

[axur-delmeria]

You can also simplify things by putting those xinput commands into the .xinitrc file located in your home directory. Add them just before the line that starts with "exec". No need for scripts.

I didn't muck around with the .xinitrc file until I tried Arch on the RPI2.
IMO my approach has its merits as it's easily transferable to other systems and doesn't require modifying system files.

[Hierax_ca]

I did a quick test on a T43p and used the last one from the Debian.org page to create a file called "20-thinkpad.conf" and put it here: /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/ with these contents:

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 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

and I used the for 4.2 Jessie Backport version (last on the page), since I'm only trying to get Thinkpads working not external USB keyboards with Trackpoints, and it's working fine with 3.16 too! I'll try with more models later but so far so good ...

[Hierax_ca]

Update:

AntiX MX-15 Final release version now includes this TrackPoint Scrolling Fix and it is working on all of my Thinkpads!