On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Richard Vickery <
richard.vickeryrv(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 11:49 PM, Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net> wrote:
> On 11/17/2013 08:22 PM, Richard Vickery wrote:
>
>> I need something a /little/ more technical than this. I had it working
>>
>> on after the first install of Fedora; lost it through working with the
>> settings menu; tried to get it working with a technician on campus;
>> re-installed Fedora after messing up the system because of hard drive
>> encryption; and, where before the new install the touchpad was sending
>> data, not it is not.
>>
>> Touchpads are generally foolproof for working. The only suggestion I
> have is to check for a touchpad disable switch. A little more detail would
> help as well. Model of laptop? Check your dmesg for any lines from
> psmouse or serio.
> --
>
The computer is an Acer Travelmate X483-6691
How does one view the dmesg? When I try vi most of what I see is gibberish
- @ signs with a few meaningless capital letters.