On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 1:12 PM, maximilian attems <
max@stro.at> wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jun 2008, Jaime Alberto Silva wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.24-7
> Severity: normal
> File: /lib/modules/2.6.24-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.ko
>
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> As noticed in bug report #452752
> (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=452752) there was a
> need to patch the file drivers/input/mouse/alps.c in order to make the
> touch pad's scroll work in some laptops.
>
> At that time it was said that the patch was going to be included in the
> 2.6.24 kernel.
>
> I installed Debian Lenny in a new Dell 1420 and after installation
> upgraded the kernel to 2.6.24-1-amd64 but the touch pad's scroll does not
> work. So I downloaded the kernel source to apply the patch that was
> working in another Dell inspiron 1420 with kernel 2.6.22 and noticed that
> the
> patch was already applied but with a small change.
>
> In the current 2.6.24 source the patched line (line 36) says:
>
> { { 0x73, 0x02, 0x50 }, 0xcf, 0xcf, ALPS_FW_BK_1 } /* Dell Vostro 1400
> */
>
> However the patch I was applying to 2.6.22 says:
>
> { { 0x73, 0x02, 0x50 }, 0x4f, 0x4f, ALPS_FW_BK_1 } /* Dell Vostro 1400
> */
>
> So I changed it, recompiled and reinstalled the mouse drivers, but the
> scroll still doesn't work.
>
> Then I upgraded the kernel to 2.6.25-2-amd64 but the scroll didn't work
> either.
>
> P.D.: Please don't pay attention to the "hardy" entry in "APT policy" it
> appears because of a repository I must add in order to install
> wxFormBuilder, there is no Debian package for that, but that repository only
> has the wxFormBuilder package.
can you try 2.6.26-rc8 snapshot builds?
see trunk apt lines -> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel
thanks for feedback
--
maks