8570p Laptop touchpad different problem

I am aware of the feature that enables and disables the touchpad (the tap on the upper left hand corner). I use the touchpad all the time and my problem is that it's a great feature--if you're right handed. As a southpaw, I am constantly turning the touchpad off and having to double tap the upper left corner to re-enable it. Besides suggesting to HP that they hire some left-handed people to test their products, I wonder if there is a way to disable the shutoff function of the touchpad so I don't have to stop and re-enable it every few minutes. I want the touchpad to work all the time!
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Hi,
Try the following.
Open windows Control Panel, open Mouse, select the Clickpad Settings tab and then click the Clickpad Settings button - the option you need to disable is called 'Tap To Disable' - the actual location of this will vary a little depending on your touchpad hardware/software but should be similar to the example below. When the option has been de-selected, click 'Close' on the first window and then Apply and Ok in the remaining one.
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for POWER_SUPPLY in /sys/class/power_supply/* ; do
if [ -f $POWER_SUPPLY/type ] ; then
if [ "$(cat $POWER_SUPPLY/type)" = "Mains" ] ;then
log "VERBOSE" "Determining power state from $POWER_SUPPLY/online."
FOUND_SYS_CLASS_POWER_SUPPLY_AC=1
if [ "$(cat $POWER_SUPPLY/online)" = 1 ] ; then
ON_AC=1
fi
fi
fi
done
if [ $FOUND_SYS_CLASS_POWER_SUPPLY_AC = 1 ] ; then
# Already found it!
log "VERBOSE" "Not trying other options, already found a power supply."
elif [ -d /proc/acpi/ac_adapter ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Determining power state from /proc/acpi/ac_adapter."
ADAPTERS_FOUND=0
ON_AC=0
for ADAPTER in /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/* ; do
if [ -f $ADAPTER/state ] ; then
ADAPTERS_FOUND=1
STATUS=`awk '/^state: / { print $2 }' $ADAPTER/state`
if [ "$STATUS" = "on-line" ] ; then
ON_AC=1
fi
fi
done
if [ "$ADAPTERS_FOUND" -eq 0 ] ; then
ON_AC=1
fi
elif [ -f /proc/pmu/info ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Determining power state from /proc/pmu/info."
if ( grep -q "^AC Power.*0$" /proc/pmu/info ) ; then
log "VERBOSE" "/proc/pmu/info indicates absence of AC power."
ON_AC=0
else
# It is possible that there is no AC Power = 1 in the file,
# but we always assume AC power when we're not sure.
ON_AC=1
log "VERBOSE" "/proc/pmu/info indicates presence of AC power."
fi
elif [ -f /proc/apm ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Determining power state from /proc/apm."
read D1 D2 D3 APM_AC_STATE D0 </proc/apm
if [ "$APM_AC_STATE" = "0x00" ] ; then
ON_AC=0
else
ON_AC=1
fi
else
log "VERBOSE" "No /sys/class/power_supply, ACPI, APM or PMU power management information found -- assuming AC power is present."
ON_AC=1
fi
# Determine whether to activate or deactivate laptop mode.
ACTIVATE=0
if [ "$ON_AC" -eq 1 ] ; then
if [ "$ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_AC" -ne 0 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "On AC power: Activating, because ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_AC is set."
ACTIVATE=1
else
log "VERBOSE" "On AC power: Deactivating, because ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_AC is not set."
ACTIVATE=0
fi
else
if [ "$ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_BATTERY" -ne 0 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "On battery power: Activating, because ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_BATTERY is set."
ACTIVATE=1
else
log "VERBOSE" "On battery power: Deactivating, because ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_BATTERY is not set."
ACTIVATE=0
fi
fi
if [ "$ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_WHEN_LID_CLOSED" -ne 0 -a "$ACTIVATE" -eq 0 ] ; then
if [ -x "`which hal-find-by-property`" ] ; then
HAL_LID_BUTTON=$(hal-find-by-property --key "button.type" --string "lid")
fi
if [ "$HAL_LID_BUTTON" != "" ] ; then
HAL_LID_BUTTON_STATE=$(hal-get-property --udi $(hal-find-by-property --key "button.type" --string "lid") --key "button.state.value")
if [ "$HAL_LID_BUTTON_STATE" = "true" ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Setting action to \"start\" because the lid is closed (says HAL)."
ACTIVATE=1
fi
elif [ -f /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state ] ; then
if ( grep -q "closed" /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state ) ; then
log "VERBOSE" 'Setting action to "start" because the lid is closed (says /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state).'
ACTIVATE=1
fi
else
log "MSG" "Warning: ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_WHEN_LID_CLOSED is set, but there is no file"
log "MSG" "/proc/acpi/button/lid/.../state, and hal information is not available either!"
fi
fi
# If the init script has not been run or has been run with the "stop"
# argument, then we should never start laptop mode.
if [ ! -f /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/enabled ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Laptop mode disabled because /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/enabled is missing."
STATE=disabled
fi
if [ "$ACTIVATE" -eq 1 -a -f /etc/default/laptop-mode ] ; then
. /etc/default/laptop-mode
if ! ( echo "$ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE" |grep y ) ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Not starting laptop mode because it is disabled in /etc/default/laptop-mode."
STATE=disabled
fi
fi
if [ "$STATE" = "disabled" ] ; then
ACTIVATE=0
fi
# Check whether we are allowed to activate the data-loss-sensitive stuff.
# If the battery charge is too low, we want to disable this, but not the
# other power-saving stuff.
if [ "$ACTIVATE" -eq 0 ] ; then
ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS=0
elif [ "$ON_AC" = 1 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "On AC, not checking minimum battery charge."
ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS=1
else
ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS=1
ENOUGH_CHARGE=0
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=0
# Weird way of checking that /sys/class/power_supply is not empty -- but it works.
if [ "$(echo /sys/class/power_supply/*)" != '/sys/class/power_supply/*' ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Not on AC and we have battery information in /sys/class/power_supply/BAT* -- checking minimum battery charge."
for BATT in /sys/class/power_supply/* ; do
BATT_TYPE=$(cat $BATT/type)
log "VERBOSE" "$BATT is of type $BATT_TYPE."
if [ "$BATT_TYPE" != "Battery" ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Not of type \"Battery\", skipping."
else
PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE=$ENOUGH_CHARGE
PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=$ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION
log "VERBOSE" "Checking levels for $BATT."
PRESENT=$(cat $BATT/present)
log "VERBOSE" "Present: $PRESENT."
# Only do if the battery is present
if [ "$PRESENT" -eq 1 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=0
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=0
# Get the remaining capacity.
IN_UAH=0
IN_UWH=0
if [ -f $BATT/charge_now ] ; then
REMAINING=$(cat $BATT/charge_now)
IN_UAH=1 # charge_* is in microAmpere-hours
elif [ -f $BATT/energy_now ] ; then
REMAINING=$(cat $BATT/energy_now)
IN_UWH=1 # energy_* is in microWatt-hours
else
REMAINING=0
fi
if [ -z "$REMAINING" -o "$REMAINING" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Battery does not report remaining charge. Perhaps it is not present?"
REMAINING=0
fi
log "VERBOSE" "Remaining charge: $REMAINING"
if [ -f $BATT/charge_full_design ] ; then
CAPACITY=$(cat $BATT/charge_full_design)
elif [ -f $BATT/energy_full_design ] ; then
CAPACITY=$(cat $BATT/energy_full_design)
else
CAPACITY=0
fi
if [ -z "$CAPACITY" -o "$CAPACITY" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Battery does not report design full charge, using non-design full charge."
if [ -f $BATT/charge_full ] ; then
CAPACITY=$(cat $BATT/charge_full)
elif [ -f $BATT/energy_full_design ] ; then
CAPACITY=$(cat $BATT/energy_full)
else
CAPACITY=0
fi
if [ -z "$CAPACITY" -o "$CAPACITY" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Battery does not report non-design full charge."
CAPACITY=0
fi
fi
log "VERBOSE" "Full capacity: $CAPACITY"
# Check the charge percentage
if [ "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=1
if [ "$CAPACITY" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" "WARNING: Battery does not report a capacity. Minimum battery"
log "MSG" "charge checking does not work without a design capacity."
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
elif [ "$(($REMAINING * 100 / $CAPACITY))" -ge "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=1
if [ "$CAPACITY" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" "WARNING: Battery does not report a design capacity. Auto hibernation"
log "MSG" "does not work without a design capacity."
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
elif [ "$(($REMAINING * 100 / $CAPACITY))" -ge "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
# $BATT/alarm is the design_capacity_warning of a battery.
ALARM_LEVEL=$(cat $BATT/alarm)
if [ "$ALARM_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$REMAINING" -le "$ALARM_LEVEL" ] ; then
# Restore the state we had before checking this battery, so that
# this battery does not count as having enough charge.
ENOUGH_CHARGE=$PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE
elif [ "$FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK" -eq 0 ] ; then
# This is the only check that is enabled. In that case a non-critical
# battery level counts as "enough". (If we would count non-critical
# battery levels as enough *always*, then the other settings would
# have no effect; this is only a final fallback.)
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_ON_CRITICAL_BATTERY_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$REMAINING" -le "$ALARM_LEVEL" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=$PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION
elif [ "$FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK" -eq 0 ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
# Fallback: hard values
if [ "$IN_UAH" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge $((1000*"$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH")) ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge $((1000*"$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH")) ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
elif [ "$IN_UWH" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge $((1000*"$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH")) ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge $((1000*"$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH")) ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
else
log "ERR" "Failed to determine battery charge. Battery charge units are not in"
log "ERR" "mWh, uWh, mAh or uAh."
fi
else
log "VERBOSE" "Battery is not present."
fi
fi
done
elif [ "$(echo /proc/acpi/battery/*)" != '/proc/acpi/battery/*' ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Not on AC and we have batteries in /proc/acpi/battery -- checking minimum battery charge."
for BATT in /proc/acpi/battery/* ; do
PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE=$ENOUGH_CHARGE
PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=$ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION
BATT_STATE=$BATT/state
BATT_INFO=$BATT/info
log "VERBOSE" "Checking info and state for $BATT."
# Only do if the battery is present
if ( grep -q 'present:.*yes' $BATT_INFO ) ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=0
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=0
# Get the remaining capacity.
REMAINING=`grep "remaining capacity:" $BATT_STATE | sed "s/.* $[0-9][0-9]* $.*/\1/" `
if [ -z "$REMAINING" ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Battery does not report remaining charte. Perhaps it is not present?"
REMAINING=0
fi
log "VERBOSE" "Remaining charge: $REMAINING"
CAPACITY=`grep "design capacity:" $BATT_INFO | sed "s/.* $[0-9][0-9]* $.*/\1/" `
if [ -z "$CAPACITY" ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Battery does not report capacity. Perhaps it is not present?"
CAPACITY=0
fi
log "VERBOSE" "Design capacity: $CAPACITY"
# Check the charge percentage
if [ "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=1
if [ "$CAPACITY" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" "WARNING: Battery does not report a design capacity. Minimum battery"
log "MSG" "charge checking does not work without a design capacity."
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
elif [ "$(($REMAINING * 100 / $CAPACITY))" -ge "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=1
if [ "$CAPACITY" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" "WARNING: Battery does not report a design capacity. Auto hibernation"
log "MSG" "does not work without a design capacity."
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
elif [ "$(($REMAINING * 100 / $CAPACITY))" -ge "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_PERCENT" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
# Fallback: hard values.
# Determine the reporting unit.
IN_MAH=0
IN_MWH=0
if ( grep -q mWh $BATT_INFO ) ; then
IN_MWH=1
elif ( grep -q mAh $BATT_INFO ) ; then
IN_MAH=1
fi
if [ "$IN_MAH" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MAH" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
elif [ "$IN_MWH" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge "$MINIMUM_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH" -ne 0 ] ; then
FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK=1
if [ "$REMAINING" -ge "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_BATTERY_CHARGE_MWH" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
else
log "ERR" "Failed to determine battery charge. Battery charge units are not in"
log "ERR" "mWh or mAh."
fi
CAP_STATE=`sed -r 's/^capacity state:\s*(.*)\s*$/\1/;t;d' "$BATT_STATE"`
if [ "$DISABLE_LAPTOP_MODE_ON_CRITICAL_BATTERY_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$CAP_STATE" = "critical" ] ; then
# Restore the state we had before checking this battery, so that
# this battery does not count as having enough charge.
ENOUGH_CHARGE=$PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE
elif [ "$FOUND_AN_ENABLED_CHECK" -eq 0 ] ; then
# This is the only check that is enabled. In that case a non-critical
# battery level counts as "enough". (If we would count non-critical
# battery levels as enough *always*, then the other settings would
# have no effect; this is only a final fallback.)
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
fi
fi
if [ "$AUTO_HIBERNATION_ON_CRITICAL_BATTERY_LEVEL" -ne 0 ] ; then
if [ "$CAP_STATE" = "critical" ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=$PREV_ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION
elif [ "$FOUND_AN_ENABLED_HIBERNATION_CHECK" -eq 0 ] ; then
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
fi
fi
else
log "VERBOSE" "Battery is not present."
fi
done
else
ENOUGH_CHARGE=1
ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION=1
log "VERBOSE" "Not on AC and could not check battery state -- data loss sensitive features stay enabled and auto-hibernation will not work."
fi
if [ "$ENABLE_AUTO_HIBERNATION" -ne 0 -a "$ENOUGH_CHARGE_TO_PREVENT_HIBERNATION" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "None of the batteries have a charge above the auto-hibernation level."
log "VERBOSE" "Starting hibernation."
if [ -x $HIBERNATE_COMMAND ]; then
$HIBERNATE_COMMAND
elif [ -f /sys/power/state ]; then
grep -q disk /sys/power/state && echo disk > /sys/power/state
fi
# Don't continue -- if things are configured correctly, then we
# will be called on resume.
exit 0
fi
if [ "$ENOUGH_CHARGE" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "None of the batteries have a charge above the minimum level."
log "VERBOSE" "Deactivating data loss sensitive features."
ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS=0
fi
fi
if [ "$INIT" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" "Laptop mode "
fi
# WAS_ACTIVE is used later on. If there is no /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/state, then
# we know that laptop mode wasn't active before.
WAS_ACTIVE=0
log "VERBOSE" "Checking if desired state is different from current state."
if [ -f /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/state ] ; then
read WAS_ACTIVE WAS_ON_AC WAS_ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS WAS_STATE < /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/state
if [ "$WAS_STATE" != "" ] ; then
if [ "$WAS_ACTIVE" -eq "$ACTIVATE" -a "$WAS_ON_AC" -eq "$ON_AC" -a "$WAS_ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS" -eq "$ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS" -a "$WAS_STATE" = "$STATE" -a "$FORCE" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" "$STATE, "
if [ "$WAS_ACTIVE" -eq 1 ] ; then
log "MSG" "active [unchanged]"
if [ "$ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" " (Data-loss sensitive features disabled.)"
fi
else
log "MSG" "not active [unchanged]"
fi
exit 0
fi
fi
else
log "VERBOSE" "/var/run/laptop-mode-tools/state does not exist, no previous state."
fi
echo "$ACTIVATE $ON_AC $ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS $STATE" > /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/state
if [ "$ACTIVATE" -eq 1 ] ; then
log "MSG" "$STATE, active"
if [ "$ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS" -eq 0 ] ; then
log "MSG" " (Data-loss sensitive features disabled.)"
fi
else
log "MSG" "$STATE, not active"
fi
# Finally, call laptop-mode-tools modules. The modules can use the settings
# from the config files, but they may NOT assume the settings actually exist,
# as no defaults have been given for them.
# Note that the /usr/local/lib path is deprecated.
export FORCE STATE ON_AC ACTIVATE ACTIVATE_WITH_POSSIBLE_DATA_LOSS KLEVEL KMINOR WAS_ACTIVE LM_VERBOSE DEVICES
for SCRIPT in /usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/* /usr/local/lib/laptop-mode-tools/modules/* /usr/local/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/* /etc/laptop-mode/modules/* ; do
if [ -z "$MODULES" ] ; then
# If a module list has not been provided, execute all modules
EXECUTE_SCRIPT=1
else
# If a module list has been provided, execute only the listed
# modules.
EXECUTE_SCRIPT=0
for MODULE in $MODULES; do
# Attempt to remove the module name from the end of the
# full script path. If the module name matches the
# script, the name will be removed from the end of the
# full file path, leaving the path to the script. If
# there was not a match made, the module name would not
# be removed from the path, and $PATH_TO_SCRIPT would
# be the same as $SCRIPT.
PATH_TO_SCRIPT=${SCRIPT%%$MODULE}
# Execute the script if a match was found (module name
# was removed from the script path, making it shorter.
if [ $PATH_TO_SCRIPT != $SCRIPT ] ; then
EXECUTE_SCRIPT=1
fi
done
fi
if [ -x "$SCRIPT" -a $EXECUTE_SCRIPT -eq 1 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "Invoking module $SCRIPT."
SCRIPT_DEBUG=$SCRIPT; # We do this because in start-stop-programs module a $SCRIPT variable is used. That
# changes the whole meaning when passed to disableDebug ()
enableDebug $SCRIPT_DEBUG;
. $SCRIPT
disableDebug $SCRIPT_DEBUG;
else
log "VERBOSE" "Module $SCRIPT is not executable or is to be skipped."
fi
done
exit 0
# This fi closes the if for "readconfig". If I would have indented this one
# I would have indented the whole file. :)
fi
lmt_load_config
lock_retry ()
( $FLOCK -n -x -w 1 8 || exit 0;
i=10;
while [ $i -ge 1 ]
do
log "ERR" "Couldn't acquire lock. Retrying.... PID is $$\n"
$FLOCK -x -w 1 9 && lmt_main_function "$@" && break;
i=$(( $i - 1 ))
done
) 8>$LMT_REQ_LOCK
# Check and acquire locks and then exec.
( $FLOCK -n -x -w 1 8; ) 8>$LMT_REQ_LOCK
($FLOCK -n -x -w 1 9 && lmt_main_function "$@";) || lock_retry "$@"
) 9<>$LMT_INVOC_LOCK
# We do a special run of battery polling daemon here so that it does not get
# plagued by the lock. We need the polling daemon to be independent of any locks
if [ x$ENABLE_BATTERY_LEVEL_POLLING = x1 ] && [ x$BLACKLIST_IN_FLOCK = x1 ]; then
log "VERBOSE" "Battery level polling is enabled."
if [ x$ON_AC = x1 ] ; then
log "VERBOSE" "On AC, stopping the polling daemon."
# In AC mode we disable the polling daemon.
killall -q lm-polling-daemon
else
if ! pidof -x lm-polling-daemon ; then
log "VERBOSE" "On battery and there was no polling daemon yet, starting the polling daemon."
# If there is no polling daemon, we start one.
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/module-helpers/lm-polling-daemon < /dev/null > /dev/null 2> /dev/null &
fi
fi
else
log "VERBOSE" "Battery level polling is disabled."
fi
exit 0;
and here is the lines which archwiki mentions
case "$KLEVEL" in
"2.4" ) ;;
"2.6" ) ;;
log "ERR" "Unhandled kernel version: $KLEVEL ('uname -r' = '$(uname -r)')" >&2
exit 1
esac

I had the problem but edited the line in /usr/sbin/laptop_mode and it worked. But thoes lines are not there anymore. I guess they changed it at the recent update of laptop-mode-tools.
Regarding your heat problem; is there any other thing you use to cut down power usage (from AUR maybe)? I use acpi_call from AUR had to edit lines there aswell, but it should be updated by now.

My new macbook pro is giving me hardtime. even apple team is not being to solve it. they replace the motherboard first it didn't work. second time they formatted the computer and that also didn't work. every time my mac showing different problems.

my new macbook pro is giving me hardtime. even apple team is not being to solve it. they replace the motherboard first it didn't work. second time they formatted the computer and that also didn't work. every time my mac showing different problems.
At first my computer had issues. Once it go to sleep it will not back again. I dropped my laptop at apple store to fix it. After 10 days they returned my laptop saying they were no able to fix the problem so they replaced motherboard aiming if that might help. Acttually that didn't help.I had same issue again. I visited apple store again. This time they said they could fix, if I will allow them to format the harddrive. I said ok. They formatted it. It was working fine for few daysAfter few days compter is taking.even more than 15 min to shutdown. Now computer has another problem. It is being hang frequently like every 20'to.30 min.
I don't know what to do? I still have one month left on first year warranty. I have requested couple times to apple associates either to fix or replace or refund. They are showing me rude behavior. They are not understanding my situation. I am a student. I need to do lot of home work. Since last three month my mac book and apple associates giving me hard time. Any suggestions are welcome.

Contact Apple Customer Care - not Apple Care - Customer Support. Have your receipts handy and/or case numbers. Be patient, be calm, and tell your story just as you have here. I get the sense you are not in the US and don't have access to an Apple Store but are going to an independent shop. This makes using Customer Support all the more important. If phoning isn't viable, use registered mail.
Since time is running short, be prepared to purchase AppleCare to exennd your warranty 2 more years. Yes, you shouldn't have to do this, but it gives you added protection and more opportunities over the next 2 years to claim a replacement computer if you don't get one immediately. After dealing with a similar unhappy situation with a Mac in the late 1990s I finally got a replacement computer and reimbursed for the AppleCare policy.

VERY SENSITIVE TOUCHPAD CAUSING PROBLEMS WHEN TYPING MESSAGESS IN WINDOWS LIVE MAIL

The laptop was recently purchased new. Windows Live Mail was installed and a mouse is used.
In respondng to an email, new email or typing a message in a forum setting such as this, the entire text would disappear which was often before a complete sentance could be typed and could not be retrieved. This process would repeat itself over and over again.
A technical representative from the company that sold the laptop concluded that combined with a very sensitive touchpad,
a moving cursor arrow, shadow from the typing hand and lightly brushing the touchpad with the typing hand either singularly or in any combination were the likely causes of the problem. He then, using the software in the laptop, deactivated the tap function in the touchpad leaving all other functions in the touchpad in place. This resolved the problem.
- Is there a device or software in the laptop that adjusts the sensitivity of the touchpad so that the tap function can be restored?
- Is it possible that the combination of Windows 8.1 and Windows LIve Mail is really the problem and if so, how is this determined and if necessary resolved?
-Is there a hardware / software malfunction in the laptop causing this problem?
Any advice and comments would be appreciated

Hi @unfinished ,
Welcome to the HP forum!
It is a fantastic place to find answers and suggestions!
I see that your new HP notebook's touchpad is very sensitive and you would like to be able to alter that. Here is a link to
Using and Troubleshooting the TouchPad or ClickPad (Windows 8). There is a link to how to adjust the sensitivity.
As it is a new purchase you should be in warranty and can contact HP support for assistance if this did not help.
Please call our technical support at 800 474 6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get a support number for your region.
World Wide Phone Support
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My laptop touchpad keeps freezing

My laptop touchpad sometimes suddenly freezes and I am unable to move my cursor.I have to either plug in a mouse or restart my laptop to be able to move the cursor again. I have updated synaptics drivers, installed from Hp site. My friend having similar model laptop faces the same problem. Further I would like to add that the problem persisted ever before updating the driver. Any help is welcomed

Same here...My HP Pavilion g6-2208au is doing exactly the same thing...Have updated the driver..uninstalled and re-installed the driver and it seems to work when it wants to, which is not very often..The Synaptic program seems to disapear from the control panel as well.....Very frustrating.....

My laptop touchpad stopped working on HP Pavilion dv6-6c51sl Black!

Good evening, my laptop touchpad stopped working . I always tried reinstall synaptics , and it is ok for 1, 2 days. After 2 days it has stopped work again. Can you help me with this?? Thanks

Dear Customer,
Welcome and Thank you for posting your query on HP Support Forum
It looks like you are facing difficulties to resolve Touchpad Issues with your Notebook
We will surely assist you with this
Steps to drain the Static charge and loading default BIOS settings to resolve the issue
Step 01. Turn OFF the Notebook
Step 02. Un-plug the Power/AC Adapter and also remove the Battery too
Step 03. Press and Hold the Power Button of the Notebook for a full minute
Step 04. Now let's re-insert the battery back in and plug back the Power/AC Adapter
Step 05. Start the Notebook and keep tapping F10 Key during the startup to access the BIOS
Step 06. Once you get to the BIOS, Please press F5 or F9 Key to load setup defaults for the BIOS
Step 07. Now let's press Esc/Escape Key. Save Changes and Exit - Yes
Step 08. Now please wait till the Unit loads the Windows Operating system
Now please download and re-install the touchpad drivers for your Notebook from the HP Support Site
Please Click this Link to find more troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue
Hope this helps, for any further queries reply to the post and feel free to join us again
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I bougt a new Macbook pro in 02/26/2013, in 11/25/ 2013, my trackpad become bulging, they exchange the trackpad, but not the bulging battery. I went there yesterday, with different problem, and they said one screw came off from the truckpad again!

I bought a new Macbook pro in 02/26/2013 from Apple Canadian Ices -003. Than I could not use it, because my cursor uncontrollably was jumping around the screen, I was resumed my trackpad become bulging, Than on11/25/ 2013 they changed my trackpad for free, because was manufactoring defect, but not the bulging battery. They said that is do not needed. Since that my cursor is quiet often quivering, I think my Macbook has serious manufacturing defect. But they said no, during a year period I went to the genius bar at least 15 times, with this and similar problems. I went there yesterday, with different problems, and they said one of the screws came off from my truck pad, therefore they need to fix it and change it. I said: - What, how, what is the real problem? A screw does not comes off just like that? They will change my trackpad again, but not the battery. They said has to rebuild the operation system, I'm saving all of my data right now! I would like to exchange the battery too, or maybe get a new Macbook. My Macbook is 2010 China model. How long I would have this trackpad problem? What are you suggesting?

If it's a 2010 as you say towards the end of your post, it's out of warranty. The battery isn't covered in that case. Why don't you just buy a new battery if that's your concern? If it's a 2013 as you say up at the top, it shouldn't have a bulging battery. How do you know it does? If it really does, ask for the store manager and explain the problem.

Touchpad touchscreen problems (erratic behavior/not responding correctly/etc) temporary solution.

I bought a HP Touchpad about a month or two after it came out. It worked pretty much as you'd expect it to until some time ago. I started getting a problem where the screen would go crazy and not respond correctly to my touch inputs. Web pages would jump all over the place, cards would zoom out, etc, in other words, they would behave erratically. After some testing I noticed that certain areas of the touchscreen would NOT respond at all to inputs while others would make the screen go crazy like I mentioned previously. I looked for information on the web to see if other people where having the same problem and found reports of the same behavior. Unfortunately there where no solutions offered. At that point I tried turning on and off the Touchpad which did not resolve the problem. My next step was to try to reinstall the OS with WebOS Doctor, but I read a post where the user reported similar behavior and reinstalling with WebOS Doctor didn't fix the problem. Needless to say I was bummed out since I figured it was a hardware problem with the touchscreen. After more testing I found a temporary solution to the problem which seems to suggest that the probem could be software. The solution when you get the problem is to hold down the power button and the home button at the same time and keep them pressed until the screen shuts down and the touchpad restarts. Once the OS comes back up it works like it is supposed to until you get the next episode of screen epilepsy. At that point you need to do the procedure again and it will fix the problem temporarily. Usually the fix lasts for a few days in my case. The fix also solves other problems I have with the touchpad. Problems like, videos not playing fluidly or freezing every few seconds although the sound plays fine (youtube), sound gets messed up (sounds are played in a robot like pitch), and others. If anybody has questions or other suggestions let me know, I will answer the as best as I can.
Post relates to: HP TouchPad (WiFi)

I think the YouTube and sound problems are separate from the other erratic behaviour. Recently my touchpad won't play YouTube videos beyond certain points, starting a few seconds in possibly due to the advertising pop-ups - I can skip forwards, but that means I miss crucial parts. My sound also goes 'robot-like' until a reboot, which is incredibly annoying! Your touchscreen problems may be specific to your device - try going to Device Info / Diagnostics and see if that tells you anything.

I have a related but different problem... I prefer that the photos/events on my iPhone and iPad be in "date created" order. Does anyone know if this is possible? Apple...please give us some options.

I have a related but different problem... I prefer that the photos/events on my iPhone and iPad be in "date created" order. Does anyone know if this is possible? Apple...please give us some options!!!

This response is a little late as I just read about your problem. I have a 2012 Dodge Charger and a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country and both worked flawlessly with the iPhone 5s my wife and I had. However, we just upgraded to the iPhone 6 and Uconnect will receive calls but you cannot answer them. You can callout successfully, however. the annoyance being the inability to answer incoming calls in the HandsFree mode.

HELP!! Authorization in the same laptop with different operation systems

My BF installed Win 7 operation system on his laptop yesterday and re-authorized it when he used iTunes. However, when he finished authorization, a dialog block showing that "*Including this one, you have authorised two computers out of your available 5*" appeared; what's worse, when he connected his iPhone to the laptop, it deleted all the bought apps in the iPhone, instead of synchronizating.
I also want to install Win 7 operation system, but I'm afraid that the same thing would happen again (to my iTouch).
We're quite confused that why the authorization in the same laptop with different operation systems is counted as two times. Friends who know please tell us whether this is the case.. If not, please tell us how to deal with it as we frequently re-install operation system for quicker operation.
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It's the *operating system* that is authorised, not the particular user profile or the hardware. Before upgrading/reinstalling deauthorise and you won't run out...
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The messages on my Iphone and Mac don't match, My Mac is lacking messages. Do they only show if the sender has an iPhone, trying to figure out if thats what the missing names have in common, or if it a different problem?

The messages on my Iphone and Mac don't match, My Mac is lacking messages. Do they only show if the sender has an iPhone, trying to figure out if thats what the missing names have in common, or if it a different problem?

Messages on the mac will only show iMessages sent from an iPhone, another mac, iPad etc etc...
It won't show SMS / Text messages.
If the messages are green on your iphone then they are text messages... Blue are iMessages

FIREFOX 13.0.1 LOSES ACER LAPTOP TOUCHPAD SCROLLING

ACER LAPTOP TOUCHPAD
Installation of Firefox 13.0.1 no touchpad scrolling feature
tried options/advanced autoscrolling etc
still no scrolling using touchpad

What is the solution for this? Should I downgrade Firefox to an older version?

The scroll feature has stopped working on my laptop touchpad in Mozilla Firefox but not Internet Explorer.

The scroll feature was working well on my laptop touchpad but has ceased to work in Firefox. It continues to work well in Internet Explorer. Help!

Its due to the adobe reader add on. I removed adobe reader and installed foxit reader. Now everything seems perfect. My laptop model is model is Acer Aspire 5820 TG and I use synaptics driver.
Solution: (Courtesy - iuliand)
If you have issues with touch-pad scrolling in FF4 do this:
1) disable Adobe Acrobat add-on and test if it works, otherwise
2) install the latest touch-pad driver.
Hope this will help others.
Edit:
If the above does not work, temporarily disable all add-ons in order to check if there is another one that may cause this.
Also, make sure you update to the latest touch-pad driver from the touch-pad manufacturer site (very easy to do if you have a Synaptics). Most of the time drivers from notebook manufacturer support site are NOT up to date.
Keep in mind that you may need to do both things (disable acrobat AND install latest driver). Both are possible causes and may occur at the same time, as it was in my case.
Edit 2:
If you have an ALPS touch-pad and none of the above works, check dog425's post below in this topic. He pointed out a solution found in this thread: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/791829#answer-163071

Hp 430 laptop touchpad is not working afternet connecting rj-45 cable

hp 430 laptop touchpad is not working after connecting rj-45 cable, Please help me.

Hello 9560030067, and welcome to the HP Forums.
I see you are having issues getting your printer to be recognized. I would be happy to help you with that!
First, I would suggest disconnecting the USB cable, and Uninstalling the Printer Software.
Once it is uninstalled, reinstall the software. Be sure not to plug the USB cable back in until the software prompts you to connect it. Also, when plugging the USB back in, I would suggest plugging it into a USB 2.0 port, not a 3.0 port.
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