From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Nathanael D. Noblet" Subject: Re: Acer-WMI disables touchpad and other issues Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:35:02 -0600 Message-ID: <50516276.7010103@gnat.ca> References: <502BD214.6090700@gnat.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from smtp-out-04.shaw.ca ([64.59.134.12]:52417 "EHLO smtp-out-04.shaw.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752433Ab2IMEfF (ORCPT ); Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:35:05 -0400 In-Reply-To: <502BD214.6090700@gnat.ca> Sender: platform-driver-x86-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: jlee@novell.com, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org On 08/15/2012 10:45 AM, Nathanael D. Noblet wrote: > Hello, > > I recently purchased an Acer Aspire One (model A0275-0691). It has an > elantech touchpad. As detailed in this bug: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848270 the acer-wmi driver > has two issues on this device. > > #1) It is sending TOUCHPAD_TOGGLE and simultaneously changing state > #2) It disables the touchpad at init So I tested the patch provided here. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848270 It definitely allows the Fn+F7 key combo to toggle the use of the mousepad. Unfortunately the mousepad comes up disabled and is very much confusing the users using the device. Is there somewhere I should look for what is causing that? I don't mind helping to debug the issue at all I just don't know where to start. Thanks, -- Nathanael d. Noblet t 403.875.4613