Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package

  1. Bug #116919
  2. Comment #19

Comment 19 for bug 116919

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Borim (borim) wrote :

In Ubuntu 11.10 the feature "auto disabling the touchpad, when a usb mouse is plugged" is still not available. Also I do not want to enable SHMConfig. Thats why I help myself with following udev rule:

SUBSYSTEM=="input", BUS=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_INPUT_MOUSE}=="1", RUN+="/sbin/rmmod psmouse"
SUBSYSTEM=="input", BUS=="usb", ACTION=="remove", ENV{ID_INPUT_MOUSE}=="1", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe psmouse"

I am not 100% happy with this solution, but it works. I do not like to remove a kernel modul just for disabling a device. Does someone know a way to disable the touchpad with a setting, like done with synclient or xinput, but with disabled SHMConfig?

It would be great if the auto disabling feature would find its way into ubuntu, after such a long time.

Cheers Borim