disable multi touch? - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
My G1 has been suffering from this error for as long as i can remember and i was wondering if anyone has had the same issue. It could be a hardware problem but i am trying to exhaust all other possibilites before i get a new screen.
The problem is that when i touch the screen, it will frequently detect 2 presses and the screen will "wobble" all over the place. The only way to reset it is to press the end key to shut off the screen and then unlock again.
I have been running the phone with the pointer location always visible and this is how i am able to know that it is detecting other inputs.
Does anyone know of a way to resolve this? The only way i thought of was to replace the touch screen driver...is that possible? Or to disable multi touch so it doesnt have the ability to detect another input.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
I am running a G1 w/ CM6 RC2 and this is any issue which has been occuring since early CM roms.
Regards

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