Re: 2.6.0-test1: Synaptics driver makes touchpad unusable

From: Ricardo Galli (gallir@uib.es)
Date: Tue Jul 15 2003 - 10:53:59 EST


On Tuesday 15 July 2003 15:04, Peter Osterlund shaped the electrons to shout:
> Ricardo Galli <gallir@uib.es> writes:
> > The new synaptics driver doesn't work with Dell Latitude Touchpad, it
> > doesn't work any /dev/input/event?|mouse? and /dev/psaux neither (altough
> > the same configuration worked at least until 2.5.70).
> >
> > I tried with gpm and the X's synaptics driver from
> > http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html (as indicated in
> > the kernel documentation) and none worked, although "cat <
> > /dev/input/event0" showed garbage every time I touched the touchpad (no
> > pun intended) iff evdev was loaded.
> >
> > $ dmesg
> > ...
> > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> > i8042.c: Detected active multiplexing controller, rev 1.1.
> > serio: i8042 AUX0 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> > serio: i8042 AUX1 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> > serio: i8042 AUX2 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> > synaptics reset failed
> > synaptics reset failed
> > synaptics reset failed
>
> You probably need this patch.
>
> --- linux/drivers/input/mouse.resume/psmouse-base.c Sat Jul 5 23:39:14
> 2003 +++ linux/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c Sun Jul 6 00:23:17 2003
> @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@

Tried it, but still doesn't work. X server says cannot query/intialize de
device as before:

i8042.c: Detected active multiplexing controller, rev 1.1.
serio: i8042 AUX0 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
serio: i8042 AUX1 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
serio: i8042 AUX2 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
synaptics reset failed
synaptics reset failed
synaptics reset failed
Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1
 Firware: 5.9
 180 degree mounted touchpad
 Sensor: 37
 new absolute packet format
 Touchpad has extended capability bits
 -> multifinger detection
 -> palm detection
input: Synaptics Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio4

Thanks.

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  ricardo galli       GPG id C8114D34

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