http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint#TrackPoint_under_Ubuntu_8.10_using_HAL works for me (you may have to modify the <match key="info.product" string="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"> line so that it matches your laptop's trackpoint)v
http:// www.thinkwiki. org/wiki/ How_to_ configure_ the_TrackPoint# TrackPoint_ under_Ubuntu_ 8.10_using_ HAL works for me (you may have to modify the <match key="info.product" string="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"> line so that it matches your laptop's trackpoint)v