[SOLVED] Trackpoint not working on Linux ?

[metal450]

I've got a new DynaBook X30L-J. It comes with "dual point" input devices, i.e. a regular touchpad, & a second "eraser-style" pointing device with physical buttons (Lenovo calls this TrackPoint).

On Linux, only the former is functioning, the TrackPoint is not.

I tried contacting their support, but they only provide info for Windows. I've tried Googling, but all the threads I've found (which always only related to Lenovo) seem to indicate that it should work by default. I'm running KDE Neon 5.24 (which is based on Ubuntu 20.04), & Kernel 5.14.21.

Any idea how I could get the Trackpoint to work on Linux ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Alabalcho]

Boot a couple of different distros in "live mode", and see whether the trackpad works, then find out what kernel / driver is used.

And if you've paid $$$$ for a laptop from fourth-tier company - you should research Linux support well beforehand.

 

[metal450]

Hi - thanks for the reply. Found a solution here - someone wrote their own userspace driver, which works great