[Q] disable Trackball

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Is there a way to disable my trackball for somereason itt scrolls itself down every 10 or so seconds its not a huge problem but its annoying as hell

Originally Posted by Motochris

Is there a way to disable my trackball for somereason itt scrolls itself down every 10 or so seconds its not a huge problem but its annoying as hell

Did you know that you made two threads with the same question?

As far as disabling the trackball, someone has probably done it; I think only through hardware though, not software. You'd have to take apart your Eris and disconnect the appropriate wiring to the trackball.

Your mileage may vary, but before you do that you could try some things that have worked for different people.

You can press VERY hard on the trackball while rolling it around in the different directions and then see how it behaves afterwards. Well, I can't really think of other examples of what people have tried.

Mine only misbehaves while it's plugged in, normally, and then only when I touch anywhere near the trackball or touch the charging cable. The proximity of the USB port and the trackball is one of the reasons the trackball misbehaves. Once in a great while, every couple months or so, I have to press down hard and roll it a while again, and I pressed so hard at one time that I can't actually normally scroll left, but I can scroll the other directions, which is fine, it doesn't bother me that often.

Is your phone rooted? The reason I ask is that there is a replacement version of Amon RA recovery which doesn't require the trackball, in case yours stops working altogether.

I am *not* responsible for what may happen to your phone as a result of my advice.

It may have been because it was plugged in thanks for the advice. it is rooted running froyo because that seems to be the only fast rom

Originally Posted by Motochris

It may have been because it was plugged in thanks for the advice. it is rooted running froyo because that seems to be the only fast rom

You're welcome. I forgot until now also that sometimes jiggling the USB cord at the phone end sometimes helps (expect the trackball to definitely go wonky while doing so, of course). It may take unpredictable combinations of both this and pressing while rolling the trackball to make things a little better, also.