Re: Cannot get PS/2 touchpad to work on old laptop
Bob Cox wrote:
> I have one small problem with a Debian install on with a very old laptop
> (P266, 64MB, 800x600) which is badged as a 'Lifetec' but is really a
> Twinhead Slimnote 9TE. It has a touchpad, or 'pointing device', as the
> manufacturer calls it, which the spec says is a "TwinTouch II". It
> originally ran Windows 98 perfectly acceptably.
>
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> So far, all I have found which looks useful are the following two lines
> in dmesg:
>
> PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303,PNP0f13] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12
> mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
>
> lsmod showed no obvious mouse module present, so I have done modprobe
> psmouse and then tried again with gpm, but without success.
>
> I would be grateful for any suggestions regarding what to try next
> please.
>
> Many TIA
>
What is the content of the file /proc/bus/input/devices? Try
cat /proc/bus/input/devices
and look for mouse or touchpad.
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Regards,
Jörg-Volker.
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