Thanks to everyone who responded.
I got all the information I needed to solve my problem.
Am 28.02.2016 um 11:56 schrieb BerndSchmittNews:
under debian7 I was using gpoint.... to temporarily deactivate touchpad.
synclient TouchpadOff=1
synclient TouchpadOff=0
are doing the job.
My acer laptop drives me crazy, after a while the pointer is running
wild.
I hoped that this would not happen in debian8, but maybe it is a hardware
failure, so I have to live/deal with it.
With "running wild" I meant that the pointer is jumping all over the
screen without stopping. The only way for me to get it stopped was to
switch to a virtual console (Ctrl + Alt + F1 (-6)) - after switching
back (C + Alt + F7) the pointer stops for some time. This happens
independent, whether i am touching the touchpad/keyboar/mouse or not.
I fear this is a hardware failure, but if I can control it via the
command mentioned above, I am fine.
So, thanks again to all those who responded (per mail and to the group).
Bernd
