Re: Thinkpad Touchpad no longer works
On 17/10/09 12:26:11, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 10:21:52 +0100, Barry Samuels wrote:
> >
> > Installed linux-image-2.6.30-2-486 but sorry to report that there is
> > no difference - the touchpad still doesn't work and the event nodes
> > are still in /dev.
>
> OK, we can stop worrying about the kernel configuration for the moment.
>
> Now I would be interested in some details about your misplaced event
> devices; please show me the output of:
>
> stat /dev/event7
File: `/dev/event7'
Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 character
special file
Device: bh/11d Inode: 33604 Links: 1 Device type: d,47
Access: (0660/crw-rw----) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2009-10-17 12:38:41.209641864 +0100
Modify: 2009-10-17 12:38:41.209641864 +0100
Change: 2009-10-17 12:38:41.209641864 +0100
> Also, let's check what udev is doing, with this command:
>
> udevadm test /class/input/input7/event7
There wasn't much output so I've included it here:
run_command: calling: test
udevadm_test: version 141
udev_rules_new: rule file basename '/etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules'
already added, ignoring '/lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules'
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/025_libgphoto2.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-gnupg.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-libsane-extras.rules' as rules
file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-libsane.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-input.rules' as rules
file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-serial.rules' as
rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-storage-tape.rules'
as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-storage.rules' as
rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/60-persistent-v4l.rules' as rules
file
parse_file: reading '/dev/.udev/rules.d/61-dev-root-link.rules' as rules
file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/62-bluez-hid2hci.rules' as rules
file
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules' as rules
file
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules' as rules
file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/75-cd-aliases-generator.rules' as
rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules'
as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/80-alsa.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/80-drivers.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/85-hwclock.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/85-pcmcia.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/90-hal.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/91-permissions.rules' as rules file
util_lookup_group: specified group 'nvram' unknown
util_lookup_user: specified user 'tss' unknown
util_lookup_group: specified group 'tss' unknown
util_lookup_group: specified group 'kvm' unknown
util_lookup_group: specified group 'rdma' unknown
parse_file: reading '/lib/udev/rules.d/95-late.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/z60_gpsd.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/z60_hdparm.rules' as rules file
parse_file: reading '/etc/udev/rules.d/z60_libccid.rules' as rules file
udev_rules_new: rules use 100692 bytes tokens (8391 * 12 bytes), 13475
bytes buffer
udev_rules_new: temporary index used 30820 bytes (1541 * 20 bytes)
unable to open device '/sys/class/input/input7/event7'
--
Barry Samuels
http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk
The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain
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