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xfree86-driver-synaptics package

  1. Bug #374459
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 374459

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Ben M. (bmhm) wrote : Re: touchpad can be switched off, but not on again

Hi,
thanks for your quick reply.

S3 is another term for Suspend to RAM. S1 would be blank screen. Most BIOSes will just say S3 or S2R for suspend to ram.

Input folder looks same before and after en-/disabling.

I found out, that the light on the touchpad button is on, if touchpad is switched off. If you go to S3 while it is on (i.e. touchpad won't work) you can press it an the LED will go off, and the touchpad will work! Then press it again, the touchpad will not work, and you cannot switch it on again.

So in fact you can switch it on, until you switch it off.

Maybe there's some file in /proc which needs an echo 1 > /proc/sth?