Re: synaptics mouse driver isn't started automatically while booting

[Mattia Dongili <malattia@linux.it>]

On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 10:55:02PM +0100, Martin Brakus wrote:
[...]
> I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
> N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
> P: Phys=isa0060/serio4/input0
> H: Handlers=event1 mouse0 ts0
> B: EV=7
> B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> B: REL=3
[...]
> I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0007 Version=0000
> N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
> P: Phys=isa0060/serio4/input0
> H: Handlers=event1 mouse0 ts0
> B: EV=b
> B: KEY=6420 0 70003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> B: ABS=11000003
> 
> I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
> N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
> P: Phys=synaptics-pt/serio0/input0
> H: Handlers=event2 mouse1 ts1
> B: EV=7
> B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
> B: REL=3
> 
> I edited the /etc/modules so that hid is in the line right before 
> psmouse but again the module isn't loaded as you see above.
> 
> Another point I noticed: the synaptic module is only activated if I 
> touch the touchpad before I load the psmouse with modprobe. (But 
> touching the touchpad while booting doesn't neither load the module 
> automatically.) If I don't touch the pad the "normal" PS/2 Generic Mouse 
> is loaded. Maybe that's a hint for you - for me it isn't.

weird. It really sounds like the usb-handoff issue.
Anyway I doubt that touching the touchpad during boot makes any
difference.

Which kernel version are you using?

-- 
mattia
:wq!