How to Fix Thinkpad X230 - Trackpoint scroll now working when trackpad disabled
This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.
Prerequisites
- Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
- Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.
Fix Steps
- Check your ACPI patches (SSDTs) for battery and trackpad (e.g., VoodooI2C, SMCBatteryManager).
- Ensure you have applied the correct IRQ patches if audio or trackpad is missing.
- Perform an NVRAM reset after modifying SMC-related kexts.
Verification
- Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.
Original Question:
The trackpoint was too slow for me on the default installation, so I played around with some configs (VoodoPS2), but saw no effect. It only worked when the touchpad was disabled. The problem is, if the touchpad is disabled, the trackpoint middle button scroll stops working entirely
EFI I'm using:
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