Bug#338347: psmouse driver keeps losing synchronization
Will have a shot later on this pm. I guess reverting won't be too
complicated. The problem may be reproducing the bug!
David
On 10/11/05, Horms <horms@verge.net.au> wrote:
> In article <f5d848060511091003s3519ee6fj__3329.15967233038$1131569378$gmane$org@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> > Package:linux-image-2.6.12-1-686
> > Version:2.6.12-10
> >
> > This is an intermittent bug that has just got worse. I have a Toshiba
> > Portege 7020CT with a builtin trackpoint and a PS/2 mouse that I
> > connect via the PS/2 port in a port extension. The trackpoint is
> > working fine but the PS/2 mouse behaves strangely (moves at random,
> > gives out random mouse click events) and I get this in my kern.log:
> > Nov 9 17:45:49 portege kernel: psmouse.c: Mouse at
> > isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.
> >
> > I have "psmouse proto=bare" in my /etc/modules, and have tried the
> > solutions suggested at
> > http://www.kerneltraffic.org/kernel-traffic/kt20040212_252.html,
> > including stopping apmd. I also have speedstep_lib in my /etc/modules.
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm pretty sure that you are seeing the same problem that I saw
> on my dynabook with any kernel up to and including 2.6.12. I hunted
> it down to the synaptics touch pad not being able to handle
> events at the advertised rate. Perviously there was a work around
> in the kernel to limit the event rate on Tosiba Satellite's".
> I simply extended this to all toshiba products, and I believe
> this was included in 2.6.13. Is there a chance you could
> try 2.6.14-2, which is sitting in sid?
>
> http://www.vergenet.net/~horms/pleb_blossom/pleb_blossom/archives/2005-06.shtml#e2005-06-18T18_34_04.txt
>
>
> --
> Horms
>
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