I can't disable my touchpad again...

[Bob Barrett]

Linuxguy123 wrote:
> Something happened with the recent updates such that my touchpad is
> operational again.  I don't want it to be operational because I
> frequently seem to accidentally move the mouse when I type.
>
> Prior to this I disabled the mouse by adding the following to my
> xorg.conf file:
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>     Identifier     "Synaptics"
>     Driver         "synaptics"
>     Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>     Option         "Protocol" "auto-dev"
>     Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
>     Option         "SHMConfig" "on"
> EndSection
>
> For some reason this section has now been commented out. Why would that
> be ?
>
> Back in Fedora 8, I used ksynaptics to control my touchpad.   What is
> its status these days ?
>
> How do I once again disable my touchpad ?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>   
On my HP laptop, there's an on/off switch at the top of the mouse pad
in the surrounding trim strip. It's hard to see, but I can feel it.

Your's may have a hardware switch, somewhere.

Bob