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How to tell X.org to reload input device module? (Working around suspend-to-ram crash on Acer laptop)

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Mar 15, 20269479 views
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Problem

When X.org boots up, Synaptics touchpad works well. But when I remove the module it falls back to and don't use normal driver even when touchpad is available again. How to tell X.org to try it's InputDevice again (without restarting X server)? P.S. is needed to prevent crashing of Acer Extensa 5220…

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/dev/input/mice

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Fix for: How to tell X.org to reload input device module? (Working around suspend-to-ram crash on Acer laptop)

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restores Touchpad extensions.

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