From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 2 19:37:41 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3BF216A403 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:37:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jurjenm@stack.nl) Received: from mx1.stack.nl (meestal.stack.nl [131.155.140.141]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85E5D13C457 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:37:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jurjenm@stack.nl) Received: by mx1.stack.nl (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 5D0B84B281; Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:37:40 +0100 (CET) X-Spam-DCC: sonic.net: snail.stack.nl 1156; Body=1 Fuz1=1 Fuz2=1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.5 (2006-08-29) on snail.stack.nl X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.5 X-Spam-Relay-Country: NL Received: from jurjen (a62-251-106-27.adsl.xs4all.nl [62.251.106.27]) by mailhost.stack.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 317C74B1A6; Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:37:38 +0100 (CET) Received: by jurjen (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:37:10 +0100 From: "Jurjen Middendorp" Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:37:10 +0100 To: Ian Smith Message-ID: <20070102193710.GA6538@jurjenm.stack.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Ian Smith , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? (fwd) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:37:41 -0000 On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 02:49:48AM +1100, Ian Smith wrote: >I originally posted this to -mobile three months ago, but got no >nibbles. The T23 is is running 6.1-RELEASE presently. Anyone? > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:18:23 +1000 (EST) >From: Ian Smith >To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org >Subject: external touchpad for Thinkpad T23? > >I've just bought a Thinkpad T23, and I'm loving it .. but I'm not sure >I'll ever be able to love its TrackPoint, being spoilt by the touchpad >on my old Compaq Armada 1500c, with which I can be quite productive .. > >The only one I've been able to google up that looks nearly small enough >to work with below the keyboard is the Adesso/Cirque EasyCat PS/2 or USB >pad .. any chance these will (some value of) work with FreeBSD 6? > >moused(8) only mentions the older (serial, and way too chunky) ALPS >Glidepoint, and the Interlink Versapad which looks more the right sort >of size, but appears to be no longer available? > >I'd appreciate any clues. > >Cheers, Ian Moused(8) doesn't mention the ALPS glidpoint nor the Interlink VersaPad. It mentions the protocols those things use, so you could use all touchpad things that use that protocol. But i can't say that i have ever used one, so you might want to wait and see if there is someone that has actually used them. Maybe you can find a computer shop where you can try it? Anyway, if you buy the ps/2 touchpad specify the ps/2 proto... which is actually described 15 lines below the ALPS gildepoint and 11 lines below versapad ;P And the adesso usb touchpad is plug-and-play so i think that that one will work if you set moused to 'auto' (don't forget usb-mice kernel options?). You might also want to have a look at the ion window-manager. Especially on laptops it's a real pleasure to work with because it decreases the need to use a mouse for things, so you don't have to carry a lot of stuff - besides your laptop. And for simple stuff like clicking links in a browser you can use the trackpoint! :)