From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Ari Pollak <ajp@aripollak.com>
Subject: Re: synaptics driver
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 22:41:18 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200407112241.18914.dtor_core@ameritech.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ccsvrq$frj$1@sea.gmane.org>
On Sunday 11 July 2004 10:17 pm, Ari Pollak wrote:
> Hi again. I just wanted to let you know that under 2.6.8-mm1, I'm still
> experiencing the same synaptics-not-being-detected-at-system-startup bug
> that happens with the newer input patches since earlier -mm kernels.
> Sometimes my synaptics touchpad will get detected correctly (generally
> after a cold reboot) and both my trackpoint & touchpad will work
> properly, but other times (after warm reboot usually) the trackpoint
> won't work, and the Synaptics X driver won't enable the extra touchpad
> features. Removing & reloading the psmouse module after the system has
> booted fixes the problem. With the more recent kernels, this seems to
> happen even if psmouse is loaded before all the USB controller modules.
>
Usually that happens because of USB Legacy emulation screws up Synaptics
detection. You need to load your USB modules _before_ loading psmouse so
uhci (or ohci) would disable the legacy mode before psmouse starts
detection.
--
Dmitry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-07-12 3:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-07-08 6:55 [PATCH 0/8] New set of input patches Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:55 ` [PATCH 1/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:56 ` [PATCH 2/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:56 ` [PATCH 3/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:57 ` [PATCH 4/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:57 ` [PATCH 5/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:58 ` [PATCH 6/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:58 ` [PATCH 7/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-08 6:59 ` [PATCH 8/8] " Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-12 3:17 ` synaptics driver Ari Pollak
2004-07-12 3:41 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
2004-07-08 20:32 ` [PATCH 0/8] New set of input patches Pavel Machek
2004-07-09 3:48 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2004-07-09 5:06 ` Pavel Machek
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