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 * How to configure the TrackPoint ~-[[BR]] [http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint]-~
 * What’s so good about TrackPoint? ~-[[BR]] [http://blog.10ninox.com/2007/12/10/whats-so-good-about-trackpoint/]		  * How to configure the TrackPoint ~-<<BR>> [[http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint]]-~
 * What’s so good about TrackPoint? ~-<<BR>> [[http://blog.10ninox.com/2007/12/10/whats-so-good-about-trackpoint/]]

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On most thinkpad, you need to modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf to enable scrolling with the trackpoint.

Trackpoint on Lenny

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, find the section named "Configured Mouse", then follow the instruction : 

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"

        #add those three lines
        Option          "EmulateWheel"          "true"
        Option          "EmulateWheelTimeOut"   "200"
        Option          "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
EndSection

Trackpoint on Etch

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, find the section named "Configured Mouse", then follow the instruction : 

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"               "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"             "ImPS/2"

        #Comment this line out
        #Option          "Emulate3Buttons"      "true"

        #add those three lines
        Option          "EmulateWheel"          "true"
        Option          "EmulateWheelTimeOut"   "200"
        Option          "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
EndSection

Device identification

Device is a "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint":

  • dmidecode -t 21 reports 

    Built-in Pointing Device
        Type: Track Point
        Interface: PS/2
        Buttons: 3
  • /proc/bus/input/devices contains: {{{I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=000a Version=0000

N: Name="TPPS/2 IBM ?TrackPoint" P: Phys=synaptics-pt/serio0/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input12 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse2 event12 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3 }}}

See Also