Bug#495673: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: undefined symbol miPointerGetMotionEvent when loading synaptics_drv.so

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 09:52:27PM +0200, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> In data giovedì 2008-08-21 14:28:09 +0200, Stefano Sabatini ha scritto:
> > In data mercoledì 2008-08-20 23:50:40 +0200, Julien Cristau ha scritto:
> > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 17:54:54 +0200, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I configured the device with this stanza in xorg.conf:
> > > > Section "InputDevice"
> > > > 	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
> > > > 	Driver		"synaptics"
> > > > 	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"on"
> > > > 	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
> > > > 	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
> > > > 	Option		"HorizScrollDelta"	"0"
> > > > 	Option          "SHMConfig"         "on"
> > > > EndSection
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 22:05:06 +0200, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > > 
> > > > In data mercoledì 2008-08-20 12:40:56 +0200, Julien Cristau ha scritto:
> > > > > /usr/lib/xorg/modules//synaptics_drv.so is not provided by the
> > > > > xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package, the driver is put in
> > > > > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/.  Please send the full X log.
> > > > 
> > > > Here it is.
> > > 
> > > That log doesn't show an error about an undefined symbol, the module
> > > loads fine???
> > > Try removing the "Device" line from your synaptics section in xorg.conf,
> > > /dev/psaux is wrong.
> > [...]
> > 
> > Hi Julien,
> > 
> > I tried your suggestion, unfortunately in vain, I still continue to
> > get the same problem.
> > 
> > I'm attaching the xorg log file.
> > 
> > Now I'm getting this error:
> > 
> > (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
> > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
> > (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> > 	compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 1.0.0
> > 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
> > 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.0
> > ...
> > 
> > (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.14.6 (1406)
> > Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found
> > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified.
> > Synaptics driver unable to open device
> > (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad"
> > (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
> > 
> > 
> > Here it is the synaptics stanza in my xorg.conf file:
> > Section "InputDevice"
> > 	Identifier	"Synaptics Touchpad"
> > 	Driver		"synaptics"
> > 	Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"on"
> > #	Option		"Device"		"/dev/psaux"
> > 	Option		"Protocol"		"auto-dev"
> > 	Option		"HorizScrollDelta"	"0"
> > 	Option      "SHMConfig"         "on"
> > EndSection
> 
> Tried today with linux-image-2.6.26-1-686, still got the same problem.

[..]
 
> 
> No psmouse module present.
> 
> I'm thinking this could be a kernel bug, somehow the synaptics device
> isn't detected.
> 
> At this point I'm completely clueless, and stuck with linux 2.6.22-3.

Does this still occur with the kernel from unstable (it installs find in
testing).

Cheers,
        Moritz