Disable Touchpad on Sony Vaio E Series (VPCEC2COE)

[d3ngar]

Hi,

I have a Sony Vaio laptop. Nice machine and works well and fast.

Only problem came up recently: the touchpad wasn't working at all. Then, when I upgraded to 10.10 it started working all of a sudden, but it's not recognised as a touchpad and I can't easily disable it through the preferences.

I keep hitting the damn thing while typing too

Is there a way that I can switch it off the hard way?

Here is the ixinput output:

⎡ Virtual core pointer                    	id=2	[master pointer  (3)]
⎜   ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer              	id=4	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Razer Razer Imperator                   	id=10	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ Razer Razer Imperator                   	id=11	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎜   ↳ ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse              	id=13	[slave  pointer  (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard                   	id=3	[master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard             	id=5	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sony Vaio Keys                          	id=6	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus                               	id=7	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button                            	id=8	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ USB 2.0 Camera                          	id=9	[slave  keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard            	id=12	[slave  keyboard (3)]

Any help much appreciated.
I will keep trying and post the output here...

thanks

[pi/roman]

Place this script to toggle your touchpad in a file:

# toggle synaptic touchpad on/off
SYNSTATE=$(xinput list-props "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" | grep Enabled | grep -Eo '.$')
if [ $SYNSTATE = 0 ]; then xinput set-int-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8 1
else xinput set-int-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8 0; fi

move it to /usr/bin then you can toggle your touchpad by pressing alt/f2 and typing the name of the script.

you can also go to "gnome-keybinding-properties" and add a new shortcut using the path to the script for the command (/usr/bin/name of script) and make a keyboard shortcut.

To disable automatically you can add this command to startup applications

xinput set-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" "Device Enabled" 0

[d3ngar]

Place this script to toggle your touchpad in a file:

# toggle synaptic touchpad on/off
SYNSTATE=$(xinput list-props "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" | grep Enabled | grep -Eo '.$')
if [ $SYNSTATE = 0 ]; then xinput set-int-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8 1
else xinput set-int-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8 0; fi

move it to /usr/bin then you can toggle your touchpad by pressing alt/f2 and typing the name of the script.

you can also go to "gnome-keybinding-properties" and add a new shortcut using the path to the script for the command (/usr/bin/name of script) and make a keyboard shortcut.

To disable automatically you can add this command to startup applications

xinput set-prop "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" "Device Enabled" 0

Excellent, this really did the trick right away. I couldn't be happier

[wchouser3]

I too have a sony vaio...and I really really need to disable this damn mousepad....h


how exactly do I place script into the folder you described? I've already bumped into the damn thing eleven times just typing these two sentences. I'm fairly new to ubuntu, and by that virtue...Linux

[techtabu]

I also have the same problem with touchpad. Needed to off sometimes. but don't know how to. I am completely new to Ubuntu, so I don't know much. Can you please let me know how to do turn off and on the touch pad? I mean, can you please give me some more additional details like how to write the script file, how to save it (name and extension) etc. Thanks.

[stafford.ritchie]

I also have the same problem with touchpad. Needed to off sometimes. but don't know how to. I am completely new to Ubuntu, so I don't know much. Can you please let me know how to do turn off and on the touch pad? I mean, can you please give me some more additional details like how to write the script file, how to save it (name and extension) etc. Thanks.

This took me a while to figure out, so I hope I can save you some frustration. The above instructions from pi/roman did not work 'out of the box' on my E Series, so I modified them. Thank you for the starting point, pi/roman! Here is how I disable the touchpad:

- Open a terminal: click the ubuntu symbol, then type "terminal" and hit enter.
- Create a file: type "pico /usr/bin/touchpad_toggle.script" then hit enter.
- Paste the following into the file

# toggle synaptic touchpad on/off
MOUSESTATE=$(xinput list-props "PS/2 Mouse" | grep Enabled | grep -Eo '.$')
if [ $MOUSESTATE = 0 ]; then xinput set-int-prop "PS/2 Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8 1
else xinput set-int-prop "PS/2 Mouse" "Device Enabled" 8 0; fi

- Save the file: type Ctrl-X, type "Y", then hit enter.
- Open Keyboard Shortcuts: click the ubuntu symbol, then type "Keyboard Shortcuts" and hit enter.
- Add a new shortcut: Click Add, type "Touchpad Toggle" for the name, hit tab, type "/usr/bin/touchpad_toggle.script" for the command, then click Apply.
- Allow the file execute mode: In a terminal, issue the following command

chmod +x /usr/bin/touchpad_toggle.script

- Assign the shortcut to a key: Scroll to the bottom of the list, click on the Shortcut column of the Toggle Touchpad line, hit the ASSIST button on your keyboard, then click Close.
-Try it out: Hit the ASSIST button on the keyboard. Your touchpad should now be disabled, and you should be able to type without accidentally clicking. Hit the ASSIST button again. Your touchpad should now be enabled.
- Rejoice: Good work! You've done well.

hth

-Stafford

[techtabu]

Thanks stafford.. I will try it soon..

[techtabu]

I am sorry, Staffort I did not work for me. I forgot to mention that I use HP dv6-3250us. I think if I could give you the xinput out put, it may help you.

Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad id=9 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Microsft Microsoft Wireless Desktop Receiver 3.1 id=15 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ HP Webcam id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ HP WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Microsft Microsoft Wireless Desktop Receiver 3.1 id=14 [slave keyboard (3)]

Honestly, I did not understand the code, so I did not try to correct. But I hope it will be okay if I change the name of the mouse. Am I right?

[stafford.ritchie]

[...]

SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad

[...]

Honestly, I did not understand the code, so I did not try to correct. But I hope it will be okay if I change the name of the mouse. Am I right?

Try replacing all occurences of "PS/2 Mouse" in your script file with "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" and let me know what happens. You can use pico or similar from the command line or use the Text Editor from the gdm to edit your existing file.

[BeeDee]

Thanks pi/roman and stafford.ritchie, my two-week-old HP Pavillion DM1 is now working 99% perfectly. HP's touchpad is a bugger to control, on that all of the reviews (using ******* 7) of this laptop agreed.
Now I just need to get right-click tapping to work and I'll be a happy camper.

HP Pavilion dm1-3101ea (dm1z in USA)
LinuxMint 10 (Julia)
Kernel 2.6.35-22 Generic
Gnome 2.32.0