<![CDATA[Dev1 Galaxy Forum / [SOLVED] Disable touchpad]]> http://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=7775 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:30:13 +0000 FluxBB <![CDATA[[SOLVED] Disable touchpad]]> http://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=61677#p61677 I always boot to console mode and run startx if I want the gui, in
which case I use a mouse. I often drop back to console mode via Xfce
logout.

The touchpad has permanently been disabled for the X environment using
the Xfce Device Manager.  Alas, the touchpad stays enabled in console
mode, before startx and after xfce logout.

There is no obvious way to disable the touchpad in BIOS.  How can I
permanently disable it for console mode?

- Laptop is Huawei Matebook X pro, likely 2018
- Devuan Excalibur
- libinput list-devices finds:
  SYNA1D31:00 06CB:CD48 Touchpad
- Logitech M650 L (bluetooth) mouse must continue to work

Edited February 1 to add:

No need to disable the touchpad. Stopping the gpm solves this for me.

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Odd S.

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