Service for setting up Thinkpad trackpoint automatically
- Install:
sudo python -m pip install .
- Modify
/etc/trackpointd.conf
to configure speed, sensitivity, and drift time - Start the service:
sudo systemctl start trackpointd
- Enable the service to start automatically on boot:
sudo systemctl enable trackpointd
For newer Thinkpad models, the default path and attributes may not be correct. Use this instead:
# Configuration file for track point settings
# Location of the hardware settings
dir = /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/
sensitivity = 220