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| From | "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.ubuntu, comp.sys.laptops |
| Subject | Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help |
| Date | 2011-06-15 14:11 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <itb756$1os$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <it98k1$667$1@dont-email.me> <kgkhv6pb94fhrl8m8v5vm3o34r2ggme0so@4ax.com> <itamjb$cpl$1@dont-email.me> <itaos3$st8$1@dont-email.me> <itb34o$5db$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message news:itb34o$5db$1@dont-email.me...
> In news:itaos3$st8$1@dont-email.me,
> Adam wrote:
> > "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> > news:itamjb$cpl$1@dont-email.me...
> >> In news:kgkhv6pb94fhrl8m8v5vm3o34r2ggme0so@4ax.com,
> >> Mark Lloyd wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:23:57 -0700, "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> [snip]
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks, if it weren't for all the good people on newsgroups,
> >>>> I eventually would give someone/something a nasty call myself.
> >>>> :-) I think it's a design flaw when buttons/switches are placed
> >>>> where they can be turned ON/OFF by accident.
> >>>
> >>> On some laptops, it's hard to type without activating the touch pad.
> >>> For that reason, I like to disable the touch pad (if possible) and
> >>> use an external wireless mouse (that's even easier with these little
> >>> receivers that don't get knocked out all the time).
> >>
> >> If you use a Synaptics driver for your touchpad, you can turn off the
> >> touchpad while typing. It is under Pointer Options tab and called
> >> "Hide pointer while typing". And if you want to turn it off period,
> >> the Device Settings tab allows you to disable it.
> >
> > Thanks, I've been wanting to disable the touchpad.
> > Just forgot about doing so after getting in the habit of using
> > the wireless mouse. Hints from your post led me to the following
> > link ... http://www.fixya.com/support/t8296556-enable_touch_pad
> > However, my Mouse Preferences dialog box is
> > missing the Touchpad tab. Any ideas?
>
> Well it sounds like you don't even have a touchpad driver installed.
> Although the mouse driver will work some of the features of the
> touchpad. But you need to find out which manufacture made your touchpad.
> More than half of laptops uses Synaptics, so that might be what you
> have.
>
> I would first go to your laptop manufactures website and look for
> drivers for your model. You might find out the manufacture by the specs
> for your machine as well. And installing the right touchpad driver
> should give you all of those extra features.
>
> --
> Bill
> Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
> Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3
>
Thanks, the ASUS N61JQ User Manual (E5184) mentions
Elantech in the "Using the Touchpad" section. So,
I guess Elantech is the touchpad manufacturer?
I'll have to look more into proper touchpad driver installation for
both Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows XP later when I have more time.
The tricky one may be Ubuntu since it usually comes with EVERYTHING.
Yes, I got spoiled. :-)
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lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 07:53 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Roy <rd@bj.com> - 2011-06-14 15:58 +0000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 12:22 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Roy Strachan <rd@bj.com> - 2011-06-15 16:00 +0000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:12 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 15:19 -0300
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-14 13:28 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 13:40 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-14 21:51 -0400
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 20:23 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Wolf K <wekirch@sympatico.ca> - 2011-06-15 08:40 -0400
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-15 09:58 -0400
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:39 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:41 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 11:28 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 10:07 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 14:56 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 14:11 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:48 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-16 01:55 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-16 09:15 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-17 01:57 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-16 12:02 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-17 02:00 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-20 13:51 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Andy <nospam@> - 2011-06-21 08:25 +1000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-21 01:13 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Andy <nospam@> - 2011-06-21 17:35 +1000
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-21 10:39 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-21 11:55 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2011-06-22 20:19 +0200
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 11:35 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-22 01:07 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 00:22 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-22 04:30 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 10:16 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:38 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 05:11 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-20 08:30 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:18 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:22 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-21 01:12 -0500
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