After installing NomadBSD on the hard drive of an old Dell Latitude D530, I decided to try FreeBSD and install the GNOME desktop environment. Certainly not the best choice of desktop environments, but my purpose is to get familiar with FreeBSD and it’s inner workings.
So, I was happy to find that the task was not very hard. I have been using Debian for years and really like it. But I find that I’m really liking FreeBSD, and NomadBSD. Not just the mechanics of the operating system, but the philosophy and community behind it.
Anyway, I’ve been spending most of the time at the command line learning how BSD systems work. Now that I’ve begun to use the desktop system I discovered a problem with the touchpad on the Dell Latitude D530. Then I remembered this thread! Sure enough, your solution solved the same problem on my D530.
A special thank you! My touchpad is behaving much better now!