Re: synaptics touchpad problem with sarge running a 2.6.6 kernel

[Mattia Dongili <dongili@supereva.it>]

On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 09:40:09AM +0200, jyb wrote:
> hi,
> 
> I'm running sarge on my new laptop MaxData 8100X pro.
> 
> kernel doesn't reconize my synaptics touchpad.
> 
> any idea ?
[...]
> i8042.c: Detected active multiplexing controller, rev 10.12.
> 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
> serio: i8042 AUX3 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0

you mean the kernel recognized it correctly before?

If so and if problems started at kernels around 2.6.3 it's probably your
bios intervening. Try to disable Legacy USB support in your bios.
Another test you can do to fully confirm my thesis is to boot without
your usb mouse plugged in.

Take a look at this [1] thread, you'll also find a patch[2] to fix this
problem _only_ if you cannot disable legacy usb support in bios (warning
that patch actually introduces other problems)

[1]: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=108211185919825&w=2
[2]: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=108213030732425&w=2

hth
-- 
mattia
:wq!