Re: touchpad (PS/2) mouse detection problem.

[Vadim Garber ENEnet]

Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:

> Vadim Garber ENEnet wrote:
>  
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've compiled the 2.6.6 kernel, and I can't seem to get my laptops 
> > touchpad to get detected.
> > The touchpad runs on the ps/2 protocol; so it seems like there would be 
> > no problems with
> > detection. But of course I'm not a very lucky person ;-). The touchpad 
> > itself does have an
> > on/off botton; and I've made sure to keep it ON. This is a strange 
> > problem because I don't
> > seem to have it in older kernels (2.4.x). Cat'ing 
> > /proc/bus/input/devices also doesn't turn up
> > any useful information; just returns my keyboard (which works; yepi!). 
> > I've compiled
> > psmouse both into the kernel and as a module; both don't work.
> >
> > dmesg only shows "mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice" but no 
> > 'input:' line.
> >    
>
> More info on the laptop mfgr/series/model and the touchpad 
> type? Which input modules do you have, compiled in or as 
> modules?
>
>  
laptop: Compaq Presario 3190 (US), touchpad is an alps
ps/2 protocol pad, and I've compiled the psmouse as a
module (but I have also tried compiling it into the kernel).
I've also patched the kernel with the alps patch as directed.

--- Userland interfaces
--- Mouse interface
(1024) Horizontal screen resolution
(768) Vertical screen resolution
< > Joystick interface
<M> Touchscreen interface
(240) Horizontal screen resolution
(320) Vertical screen resolution
<M> Event interface
< > Event debugging
--- Input I/O drivers
< > Gameport support
< > Serial port line discipline
< > ct82c710 Aux port controller
< > Parallel port keyboard adapter
< > PCI PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse controller
--- Input Device Drivers
--- Keyboards
< >   Sun Type 4 and Type 5 keyboard support
< >   DECstation/VAXstation LK201/LK401 keyboard support
< >   XT Keyboard support
< >   Newton keyboard
[*] Mice
<M>   PS/2 mouse
< >   Serial mouse
< >   DEC VSXXX-AA/GA mouse and VSXXX-AB tablet
[ ] Joysticks
[ ] Touchscreens
[ ] Misc

regards,

vadim

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