Bug#754862: xserver-xorg-input-evdev: Mouse movement very slow wince last upgrade

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>]

On 15/07/14 14:29, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> On 15/07/14 14:22, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote:
>> On 15/07/14 14:17, Eugen Dedu wrote:
>>> On 15/07/14 12:56, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote:
>>>> On 15/07/14 12:42, Eugen Dedu wrote:
>>>>> Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev
>>>>> Version: 1:2.8.2-1+b2
>>>>> Severity: important
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Maintainer,
>>>>>
>>>>> After the upgrade of X server and related components a few days ago,
>>>>> trackpad mouse has been very slow in movement, the longest distance I can
>>>>> get with my finger on the trackpad yields about 10 pixels on screen, so
>>>>> practically unusable.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the other hand, USB mouse uses a normal speed.
>>>>>
>>>>> I played with xset mouse, but nothing changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> (I am not sure if this bug is for this package or for
>>>>> xserver-xorg-input-synaptics.)
>>>>
>>>> Does downgrading -synaptics to 1.7.3-1+b2 help?
>>>
>>> Using dpkg -i --force-all xserver-xorg-input-synaptics_1.7.3-1+b1_amd64.deb
>>> (after having downloaded the .deb) and restarting the machine: mouse/cursor does
>>> not move anymore using the trackpad, but still works with USB mouse.
>>
>> I said +b2. +b1 is for the old xserver ABI and won't work at all (as you saw).
> 
> Sorry, I do not find the +b2.  Where should I download it from?  I looked at
> https://packages.qa.debian.org/x/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics.html and
> http://snapshot.debian.org/package/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics.

Looks like you need a trailing slash for snapshot to work...

http://snapshot.debian.org/package/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/

Emilio