> That might be a problem too (tho' I thought that /dev/input/mice was > supposed to handle multiple hotplugged mice transparently?), but I > think there's something else here: with the USB mouse attached the > touchpad isn't detected at all during boot. Attempting to > cat /dev/input/mice or /dev/input/mouseX shows absolutely nothing from > the touchpad if the USB mouse is attached during boot. Maybe you should check Synaptic driver: http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html It has part which explains how to make Alps work. Since I never set up alps glide point, this is best I can do. Regards, -- Eng. Dusan Djordjevic (RHCE)