Article 5R46B Is there a way to disable touchpad devices without disabling kernel modules?

Is there a way to disable touchpad devices without disabling kernel modules?

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alexander_linux_user
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Distro: Manjaro (Arch based)

I can disable touchpad completely without GUI app running

Quote:
sudo modprobe -r i2c_hid psmouse
Here's what 'hwinfo' tells:

Quote:
51: PS/2 00.0: 10500 PS/2 Mouse
[Created at input.249]
Unique ID: AH6Q.9uGL5DibWf5
Hardware Class: mouse
Model: "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad"
Vendor: 0x0002
Device: 0x000e "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad"
Compatible to: int 0x0210 0x0001
Device File: /dev/input/mice (/dev/input/mouse1)
Device Files: /dev/input/mice, /dev/input/mouse1, /dev/input/event12, /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-event-mouse, /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-1-mouse
Device Number: char 13:63 (char 13:33)
Driver Info #0:
Buttons: 1
Wheels: 0
XFree86 Protocol: explorerps/2
GPM Protocol: exps2
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

53: PS/2 00.0: 10500 PS/2 Mouse
[Created at input.249]
Unique ID: AH6Q.4AhFEVoyDOC
Hardware Class: mouse
Model: "DELL08D5:00 04F3:30C4 Touchpad"
Vendor: 0x04f3
Device: 0x30c4 "DELL08D5:00 04F3:30C4 Touchpad"
Compatible to: int 0x0210 0x0001
Device File: /dev/input/mice (/dev/input/mouse3)
Device Files: /dev/input/mice, /dev/input/mouse3, /dev/input/event9, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:17.1-platform-i2c_designware.5-event-mouse
Device Number: char 13:63 (char 13:35)
Driver Info #0:
Buttons: 1
Wheels: 0
XFree86 Protocol: explorerps/2
GPM Protocol: exps2
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=000e Version=0000
N: Name="ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input10
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event12 mouse1
B: PROP=5
B: EV=b
B: KEY=e420 10000 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=661800011000003

I: Bus=0018 Vendor=04f3 Product=30c4 Version=0100
N: Name="DELL08D5:00 04F3:30C4 Touchpad"
P: Phys=i2c-DELL08D5:00
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:17.1/i2c_designware.5/i2c-6/i2c-DELL08D5:00/0018:04F3:30C4.0002/input/input18
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event9 mouse3
B: PROP=5
B: EV=1b
B: KEY=e520 10000 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=2e0800000000003
B: MSC=20
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