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I have an X220 with an i7 and have no issues with the touchpad although I use the trackpoint most of the time and it doesn't run particularly hot. I have verifi
by rll 14y ago
I have an X220 with an i7 and have no issues with the touchpad although I use the trackpoint most of the time and it doesn't run particularly hot. I have verified that cpu throttling and fan control both work perfectly so you may have a configuration issue. I didn't do anything to explicitly make it work for me. The notes at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/X220 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/X220 do mention that the touchpad is a bit shaky, so maybe that it what you seeing. Honestly I wish they made a Thinkpad without a touchpad at all. I much prefer the trackpoint which allows me to keep my fingers on the keyboard where they belong.
- daviddaviddavid 14y agoFor a while I tried to use the Trackpoint exclusively. I love the position of it and I love the idea of having a very keyboard-centric setup. Ultimately, I stopped using it because I could never control the slight drift that happens when I'm trying to stop over something. I always seem to go past my destination and then have to navigate back. Maybe I'll give it another try. As mentioned in linked comment, Ubuntu running in Virtualbox presented no problems at all and I'm happy with current setup.
- Danieru 14y agoI've noticed the same drift. To combat this I've developed a twitch, when drift starts my left thumb swipes the trackpad. This zeros the trackpoint and stops the drift.
- pyre 14y agoThe ThinkPad X40 and X60 series were TrackPoint-only.