Bug#565112: xserver-xorg: upgrading to 7.5 and the touchpad is not properly recognized and initialized

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:26:53 +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:

> Package: xserver-xorg
> Version: 1:7.5+1
> Severity: important
> 
> Upgrading to xserver-xorg 7.5 I now see errors in my xorg:
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device ""Sony Vaio Jogdial"" (type: MOUSE)
> (EE) "Sony Vaio Jogdial": failed to initialize for relative axes.
> (II) config/udev: Adding input device "Sony Vaio Jogdial" (/dev/input/mouse2)
> (**) "Sony Vaio Jogdial": always reports core events
> (**) "Sony Vaio Jogdial": Device: "/dev/input/mouse2"
> (EE) ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
> (EE) PreInit returned NULL for ""Sony Vaio Jogdial""
> (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.2.1
> ALPS Touchpad no synaptics event device found
> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: No Device specified.
> (EE) Synaptics driver unable to open device
> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "ALPS Touchpad"
> (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
> 
> and none of the settings I had in /etc/X11/xorg.conf is taking any
> effect. I have to call synclient after logging in to get the touchpad
> to behave correctly.
> 
Please try xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.4-1.

Cheers,
Julien