How do I enable a button to disable on/off (toggle) the touchpad on an asus eee 1000

The first silver button is configured for this. There are instructions on the Wiki for configuring additional buttons. Right click the tray icon, and select Help.

Thanks. The first silver button on my asus 1000 locks the screen.

My button 1 disables the touchpad, but it also performs the lock screen function?

Interesting. I just updated the kernel and I also removed the CONFIGURATION file and its now changed the behaviour of the first button. Now it says "unable to enable the touchpad" which I guess is progress. Having read the threads xorg,conf I am still not understanding it because I dont know what model of touchpad I have, but I know I like the gestures!

The issue is that you need to replace your Xorg.conf with the one found here.....

http://www.statux.org/wiki/index.php?ti ... imizations

but your dont need to install gsyanaptics. On a reboot this will return the gestures AND allow you to toggle the touchpad

The 1000 has the i945GME, this loads i915. Does the i915 driver encompass the 945GME?

I ask because I see a lot of this on boot: [drm:i915_getparam] *ERROR* Unknown parameter 6

EDIT: PS: "DisplaySize 195 113" in xorg.conf. This will work for 8.9" screens, I have a 1000 so my screen is 10.1" and measures 221 x 129 (rough measurement with a cheap plastic ruler)

Well I have a 1000 and the modified Xorg works fine :


its also up oon our own wiki too now

My first silver button controls the touchpad (after doing the xorg.conf thing AND installing gsynaptics because in a different thread someone told me to after just doing the xorg.conf didn't work) as well as shuts off the screen. What can I do to stop it from shutting off the screen?

Thanks for your help. This worked.

I uninstalled gysnaptics and can still control the touchpad with the first silver button but it also still locks the screen. How did you stop that from happening?

sudo apt-get install eeepc-laptop-dkms

then reboot.

Well, that did all kinds of crazy things but it worked. Thanks!!!

My 1a and 1b buttons do 2 functions as well, would this have to do with deleting conflicting ACPI scripts as shown here? I'm not sure what to delete & what to leave, can someone clarify? EDIT: I'll install dkms, Q still stands though

Also wanted to ask about eee-tray; it still references /etc/default for configuration. If eeepc-acpi.local is present in /etc/acpi, shouldn't it read (and open for edit) that one instead?

(ps: thanks for your help, fewt.. I'm using my old xorg.conf from when it went bonkers; fixing eee-tray and clearing out seemed to help)

EDIT:
I'll do this when I get back to the Eee (it's at work )

cheers!

Yes, it's possible it is also trapping 1b. I stopped trapping 1a in the source for that module by commenting the code out. If it is still trapping 1b, then let me know. Also let me know what both functions are so I can be sure I'm making the proper edit.