Comments on: Touch pad woes http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/touch-pad-woes/ The daily journal of a puppeteer and SF author. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/touch-pad-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-34280 Mary Robinette Kowal Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:23:53 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/?p=3037#comment-34280 It's fairly random, actually. It'll be just fine for weeks or months and then suddenly start the scrolling thing. It'll last ten minutes or two hours. I suspect that the Christmas option might be my best choice. It’s fairly random, actually. It’ll be just fine for weeks or months and then suddenly start the scrolling thing. It’ll last ten minutes or two hours.

I suspect that the Christmas option might be my best choice.

]]> By: Mary Robinette Kowal http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/touch-pad-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-34278 Mary Robinette Kowal Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:19:08 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/?p=3037#comment-34278 Next time it does it, I'll give that a try. Good call. Next time it does it, I’ll give that a try. Good call.

]]> By: Todd Thorne http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/touch-pad-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-34277 Todd Thorne Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:54:58 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/?p=3037#comment-34277 Giving this another shot... Does it happen all the time or only when you are actually using the pad? Did you perform the standard maneuver: shut down; pull the AC cord; yank out the battery. Reverse actions. Test again. ?? Since Windows and Linux are both affected, doesn't sound like drivers are the culprit. If you did happen to upgrade both recently, you might need to rollback. You might try cleaning, though it doesn't sound like grime buildup is the cause. Anyway, use an air duster on the keyboard and seams. With the laptop shutdown, gently wipe off the pad with a damp cloth (water only). Otherwise, I'm with Eugene. You might see if there's an external switch to disable the pad. Faster than using Control Panel and you aren't forced to also mess with your Linux distro to disable the device. Barring that, you could see if the system ROM config allows you to disable the pad - a longshot. With the pad deactivated, go shopping for a travel mouse that suits your fancy. Or... holidays are approaching. New laptops are slick performers. Just a stray thought. ;-) Giving this another shot…

Does it happen all the time or only when you are actually using the pad?

Did you perform the standard maneuver: shut down; pull the AC cord; yank out the battery. Reverse actions. Test again. ??

Since Windows and Linux are both affected, doesn’t sound like drivers are the culprit. If you did happen to upgrade both recently, you might need to rollback.

You might try cleaning, though it doesn’t sound like grime buildup is the cause. Anyway, use an air duster on the keyboard and seams. With the laptop shutdown, gently wipe off the pad with a damp cloth (water only).

Otherwise, I’m with Eugene. You might see if there’s an external switch to disable the pad. Faster than using Control Panel and you aren’t forced to also mess with your Linux distro to disable the device. Barring that, you could see if the system ROM config allows you to disable the pad – a longshot. With the pad deactivated, go shopping for a travel mouse that suits your fancy.

Or… holidays are approaching. New laptops are slick performers. Just a stray thought. ;-)

]]> By: Eugene http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/touch-pad-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-34267 Eugene Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:19:20 +0000 http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/?p=3037#comment-34267 That's pretty easy to check and circumvent, maybe. Can you disable the touchpad in the control panel and use an external mouse? That’s pretty easy to check and circumvent, maybe. Can you disable the touchpad in the control panel and use an external mouse?

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