Enabling Dell Inspiron 1150 touch pad?

[John Birrell]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2005 at 10:27:54AM +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> For the benefit of others: this laptop requires a device flag for the
> touch pad.  This change is needed in /boot/device.hints:
> 
>    --- /boot/device.hints  2004/11/05 01:27:17     1.1
>    +++ /boot/device.hints  2005/01/19 17:36:23
>    @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
>     hint.atkbd.0.irq="1"
>     hint.psm.0.at="atkbdc"
>     hint.psm.0.irq="12"
>    +# Needed on Inspiron 1150
>    +hint.psm.0.flags="0x1000"
>     hint.vga.0.at="isa"
>     hint.sc.0.at="isa"
>     hint.sc.0.flags="0x100"

I'm a bit slow off the mark. Yep. Add them flags!

I do it in /etc/rc.conf with:

moused_flags="-3"

It's not the same value, I know, but the touchpad works for me on the 1150
with that setting. YMMV. 8-)

-- 
John Birrell