Installation on thinkpad -trackpad and trackpoint not workin

[bashjl]

Hello list,

I have installed stretch from the netinst iso (i386) and when I start x (I'm not using a display manager), I get no response from the trackpad or trackpoint. I have installed xorg, xserver-xorg, and fluxbox (and tried e17 as well).

I have reinstalled xserver xserver-xorg-input-all, and verified that the synaptics driver is installed, and the psmouse module is loaded. I also tried a usb mouse, and found that it was unresponsive as well. I suspect that the keyboard is not functioning either, as I can't switch to a virtual console (Alt-F, for example).

I have had the same results on 2 different machines (a T60 and a T61) with the same results. I installed on an X60 a week ago with no problems, using the same procedure. Prior to the install, all three machines were running windows with no issues, so it is not a hardware problem.

I'd appreciate any help with finding out what I'm missing in order to get the problem solved.

Thanks,
Jerry

[bigrigdriver]

Debian doesn't enable trackpoint by default. You will have to manually set it up. Here are a couple of links with instructions.
https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebia ... Trackpoint
http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_config ... TrackPoint