On Fri, 5 Nov 2010 10:03:41 +0530 "J. Bakshi" <j.bakshi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Any clue please ?? > > > On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:15:01 +0530 > "J. Bakshi" <j.bakshi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:07:41 +0530 > > "J. Bakshi" <j.bakshi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello list, > > > > > > Here is my udev rules which disable touchpad when I plug my usb external mouse, and enable it again, when removing the mouse > > > > > > ``````````````````` > > > ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="input", ENV{ID_CLASS}="mouse", ENV{DISPLAY}=":0.0", ENV{XAUTHORITY}="/home/user1/.Xauthority" RUN+="/usr/bin/synclient TouchpadOff=1", RUN+="/bin/su user1 -c 'DISPLAY=:0.0 notify-send %k ' " > > > > > > ACTION=="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="input", ENV{ID_CLASS}=="mouse" RUN+="/usr/bin/synclient TouchpadOff=0", RUN+="/bin/su user1 -c 'DISPLAY=:0.0 notify-send %k ' " > > > `````````````````````````````` > > > > > > The rules is running well within X. But only when I start my WM with startx , then the rules behaves opposite. With no mouse attached , the touchpad is still inactive. Though by pluging/unpluging the mouse, the rules start working normally. I don't understand why startx makes the rules behave so. Could anyone give me any clue please ? > > > > > > Thanks > > > -- > > > > I wonder, if there is any alternative to disable/enable the touchpad, irrespective of DISPLAY ( i.e. ENV{DISPLAY}=":0.0", ENV{XAUTHORITY}="/home/user1/.Xauthority" ). Hence the rules will work well whenever it detects the mouse, in X and in console. > > > > > Solved :-) the hitch is some where else. For those facing the same; actually touchpad driver is loaded twice. `````````````````` (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall" (**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall" `````````````````````` Adding [ MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" ] at /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf has solved this. This option ensures the driver loading only once. Thanks -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html