Can't disable trackpad in Gnome 3
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Last night I upgraded to 17.10. So I'm giving a shot at gnome 3. So far I like it. There is just one thing that is bugging the hell out of me.
I can't disable the trackpad, the fn+F9 (disable trackpad) does show a on screen prompt but only the one with the cross and it does not disable it. It also does not show the trackpad in the settings.
When I go back to cinnamon(my old default) it does still work, so it's not U17.10's fault.
The laptop is a Asus VivoBook (Specs in Dutch)
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gnome mouse touchpad
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Last night I upgraded to 17.10. So I'm giving a shot at gnome 3. So far I like it. There is just one thing that is bugging the hell out of me.
I can't disable the trackpad, the fn+F9 (disable trackpad) does show a on screen prompt but only the one with the cross and it does not disable it. It also does not show the trackpad in the settings.
When I go back to cinnamon(my old default) it does still work, so it's not U17.10's fault.
The laptop is a Asus VivoBook (Specs in Dutch)
Where do I start?
gnome mouse touchpad
asked Feb 18 at 9:32
janw
130214
This is why I like the HP design pattern of having a hard disable switch not a key combo. Prefer ASUS or MSI generally, but it's a good design pattern. If you want to start troubleshooting it. There's a usbhid enumeration and usbhid disable command from the CLI, but I don't remember what it was, I had to use it to toggle a sketchy touchpad and toggle a touchscreen at one point.
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Last night I upgraded to 17.10. So I'm giving a shot at gnome 3. So far I like it. There is just one thing that is bugging the hell out of me.
I can't disable the trackpad, the fn+F9 (disable trackpad) does show a on screen prompt but only the one with the cross and it does not disable it. It also does not show the trackpad in the settings.
When I go back to cinnamon(my old default) it does still work, so it's not U17.10's fault.
The laptop is a Asus VivoBook (Specs in Dutch)
Where do I start?
gnome mouse touchpad
asked Feb 18 at 9:32
janw
130214
Last night I upgraded to 17.10. So I'm giving a shot at gnome 3. So far I like it. There is just one thing that is bugging the hell out of me.
I can't disable the trackpad, the fn+F9 (disable trackpad) does show a on screen prompt but only the one with the cross and it does not disable it. It also does not show the trackpad in the settings.
When I go back to cinnamon(my old default) it does still work, so it's not U17.10's fault.
The laptop is a Asus VivoBook (Specs in Dutch)
Where do I start?
gnome mouse touchpad
gnome mouse touchpad
asked Feb 18 at 9:32
janw
130214
asked Feb 18 at 9:32
janw
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edited Feb 18 at 14:28
asked Feb 18 at 9:32
janw
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asked Feb 18 at 9:32
janw
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asked Feb 18 at 9:32
janw
130214
130214
This is why I like the HP design pattern of having a hard disable switch not a key combo. Prefer ASUS or MSI generally, but it's a good design pattern. If you want to start troubleshooting it. There's a usbhid enumeration and usbhid disable command from the CLI, but I don't remember what it was, I had to use it to toggle a sketchy touchpad and toggle a touchscreen at one point.
– RobotHumans
Feb 18 at 9:40
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This is why I like the HP design pattern of having a hard disable switch not a key combo. Prefer ASUS or MSI generally, but it's a good design pattern. If you want to start troubleshooting it. There's a usbhid enumeration and usbhid disable command from the CLI, but I don't remember what it was, I had to use it to toggle a sketchy touchpad and toggle a touchscreen at one point.
– RobotHumans
Feb 18 at 9:40
This is why I like the HP design pattern of having a hard disable switch not a key combo. Prefer ASUS or MSI generally, but it's a good design pattern. If you want to start troubleshooting it. There's a usbhid enumeration and usbhid disable command from the CLI, but I don't remember what it was, I had to use it to toggle a sketchy touchpad and toggle a touchscreen at one point.
– RobotHumans
Feb 18 at 9:40
This is why I like the HP design pattern of having a hard disable switch not a key combo. Prefer ASUS or MSI generally, but it's a good design pattern. If you want to start troubleshooting it. There's a usbhid enumeration and usbhid disable command from the CLI, but I don't remember what it was, I had to use it to toggle a sketchy touchpad and toggle a touchscreen at one point.
– RobotHumans
Feb 18 at 9:40
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I like Touchpad Indicator.
Find it at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/131/touchpad-indicator/
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
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That works but only if I select theXinputswitch. But stillfn+F9does nothing :S. I'm hoping for a full answer with fn key...
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Feb 19 at 8:05
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I like Touchpad Indicator.
Find it at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/131/touchpad-indicator/
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
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That works but only if I select theXinputswitch. But stillfn+F9does nothing :S. I'm hoping for a full answer with fn key...
– janw
Feb 19 at 8:05
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I like Touchpad Indicator.
Find it at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/131/touchpad-indicator/
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
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That works but only if I select theXinputswitch. But stillfn+F9does nothing :S. I'm hoping for a full answer with fn key...
– janw
Feb 19 at 8:05
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I like Touchpad Indicator.
Find it at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/131/touchpad-indicator/
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
15.6k21948
I like Touchpad Indicator.
Find it at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/131/touchpad-indicator/
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
15.6k21948
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
15.6k21948
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
15.6k21948
answered Feb 18 at 23:36
heynnema
15.6k21948
15.6k21948
That works but only if I select theXinputswitch. But stillfn+F9does nothing :S. I'm hoping for a full answer with fn key...
– janw
Feb 19 at 8:05
add a comment |Â
That works but only if I select theXinputswitch. But stillfn+F9does nothing :S. I'm hoping for a full answer with fn key...
– janw
Feb 19 at 8:05
That works but only if I select the
Xinput switch. But still fn+F9 does nothing :S. I'm hoping for a full answer with fn key...– janw
Feb 19 at 8:05
That works but only if I select the
Xinput switch. But still fn+F9 does nothing :S. I'm hoping for a full answer with fn key...– janw
Feb 19 at 8:05
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This is why I like the HP design pattern of having a hard disable switch not a key combo. Prefer ASUS or MSI generally, but it's a good design pattern. If you want to start troubleshooting it. There's a usbhid enumeration and usbhid disable command from the CLI, but I don't remember what it was, I had to use it to toggle a sketchy touchpad and toggle a touchscreen at one point.
– RobotHumans
Feb 18 at 9:40