Comments on: Synaptics trackpad swap

By: pall.e

pall.e — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:13:06 +0000

Thanks all! You’re awesome.

By: cde

cde — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:24:49 +0000

@1:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=121291&page=1&pp=20

Here's some info on synaptics touchpads

By: cde

cde — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:22:12 +0000

@1 Pall.e: Some/Most touchpads are ps/2 (or usb) devices with onboard controllers. Keyboards tend to have offboard controllers (on the laptop motherboard).

If the connection from the touchpad is only 4~5 wires, all you really need to do is figure out the pin out and make a case to hold the pad.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:37:10 +0000

hmm, i’ve been thinking about something like the keyboard mod for a carputer.

By: Pall.e

Pall.e — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:18:20 +0000

Well I guess I know what I am doing with my old keyboard from my digital picture frame. Anyone got any ideas on how to use a synaptic mouse on a desktop? Could I just turn it into a serial mouse or ps/2 mouse and use synaptic drivers? Anyone know what the read out on these things are? (or willing to help a noob hacker to figure it out himself) email me at ecuador.pall at gmail