X11 XF86Config-4 for Redhat 7.2 linux on inspiron 7000

Well redhat 7.2 installed more or less ok, as I recall (it was months ago), but one thing that didn't work right was the touchpad.

I had a USB mouse connected during the install, and that's what was used.  Later I fiddled around and got the touchpad to work simultaneously with an external mouse, if any.  This was a trial-and-error (lots of the "error" part) hassle so I wrote it up.

Here is my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file.  Note the Mouse0 in the "ServerLayout" section.  I made the touchpad the CorePointer, meaning (I think) X11 won't start or at least complain a lot if it isn't there (but obviously it always will be) and the USB mouse as "act like the CorePointer" if it exists.

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# XFree86 4.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    # my touchpad mouse config added later.  Make it the "core" device.
    InputDevice    "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
    # usb mouse detected during install.  have it active too if its there.
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection

# By default, Red Hat Linux 6.0 and later use xfs

Section "Files"
    FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

# Module loading section

Section "Module"
    Load  "dbe"        # Double-buffering
    Load  "GLcore"        # OpenGL support
    Load  "dri"        # Direct rendering infrastructure
    Load  "glx"        # OpenGL X protocol interface
    Load  "extmod"        # Misc. required extensions
    Load  "v4l"        # Video4Linux
    # Load  "pex5"        # PHIGS for X 3D environment (obsolete)
    # Load  "record"    # X event recorder
    # Load  "xie"        # X Image Extension (obsolete)
    # You only need the following two modules if you do not use xfs.
    # Load  "freetype"     # TrueType font handler
    # Load  "type1"        # Adobe Type 1 font handler
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "keyboard"
    Option      "XkbLayout"    "us"
EndSection

# usb mouse detected during setup as:
Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option      "Device" "/dev/mouse"
    Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
    Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
    Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

# from a website... (www.eecs.umich.edu/~steveh/inspiron/x_method1.htm)
# my take on updating from the above
Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Mouse1"
    Driver        "mouse"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option        "Protocol"    "PS/2"
    Option        "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Dell 1024X Laptop Display Panel"
    VendorName "Unknown"
    ModelName  "Unknown"
    HorizSync 31.5-48.5
    VertRefresh 59.0-75.0
    Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "ATI|Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x"
    Driver "ati"
    BoardName "Unknown"
    # Uncomment the following line to enable external display
    # Option "crt_screen"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Linux Frame Buffer"
    Driver "fbdev"
    BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device "ATI|Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x"
    Monitor "Dell 1024X Laptop Display Panel"
    DefaultDepth 24
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection