ALPS touchpad detected as PS/2 mouse

[Wolfgang Jeltsch <7o2lccqg@acme.softbase.org>]

Hi,

I have a Dell Latitude E6430. It seems that wheezy detects my touchpad
as an ordinary PS/2 mouse. I guess this is related to the problem
described on these web pages:

    <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Touchpad_Synaptics#Touchpad_detected_as_.22PS.2F2_Generic_Mouse.22_or_.22Logitech_PS.2F2_mouse.22>

    <http://mikebeach.org/2011/04/15/correctly-recognize-alps-touchpad-on-dell-e6510-in-linux/>

Now I read on

    <http://womble.decadent.org.uk/blog/whats-in-the-linux-kernel-for-debian-70-wheezy-part-4.html>

the following:

    Newer touchpads made by ALPS use different protocols for reporting
    scroll and pinch gestures. Jonathan Nieder backported the changes to
    support these.

So I wonder my touchpad still doesn’t work as it should.

Do you have any ideas about how to fix this problem?

Best wishes,
Wolfgang