Help with the Archwiki process for 15are05 Elantech touchpad fix

[Nachlese]

@FVmike

Then, it says to

Remember to add that .conf file to the FILES array in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf if you do not have the modconf hook in your HOOKS array (e.g. you have deviated from the default configuration), and once you have blacklisted the modules regenerate the initramfs, and reboot afterwards.

Where in that Arch Wiki does it say that?

It should not be necessary anyway - because the “modconf” hook is there already, if you did not remove it yourself.

Verify that the file actually exists and contains what it should contain, what you put in it:

cat /etc/modprobe.d/touchpad-fix.conf

[FVmike]

@Nachlese

Where in that Arch Wiki does it say that?

It’s in the middle of that second paragraph under #Blacklisting.

@Nachlese

It should not be necessary anyway - because the “modconf” hook is there already, if you did not remove it yourself.

Excellent, thanks!

[Nachlese]

@FVmike

It’s in the middle of that second paragraph under #Blacklisting.

its’s not in here - the Arch Wiki “guide”

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_IdeaPad_5_15are05#Touchpad

… but it seems unnecessary anyway …

[FVmike]

I had clicked over to the archwiki article on kernel modules.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_module#Blacklisting

and I’ve rebooted the computer and the fix has taken hold! woo!

[Nachlese]

very good!