From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitry Torokhov Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: i8042 - add Dell Vostro 1520 and 1720 to the reset list Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:35:44 -0800 Message-ID: <20091130093544.GH10295@core.coreip.homeip.net> References: <20091124151250.03e185d1@destiny.ordissimo> <20091126110500.735461ac@destiny.ordissimo> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mail-pz0-f171.google.com ([209.85.222.171]:53970 "EHLO mail-pz0-f171.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751909AbZK3Jfl (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:35:41 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091126110500.735461ac@destiny.ordissimo> Sender: linux-input-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-input@vger.kernel.org To: Anisse Astier Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:05:00AM +0100, Anisse Astier wrote: > Hi Dmitry, > > Sorry for the badly threaded reply, I wasn't subscribed to the list and > didn't ask explicitely to be Cc-ed. > > >On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:17:37 -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > >Could youplease explain in more detail what the "bad state" is. > >And what exactly do you mean by "first boot"? Cold boot? The very > >first boot after assembling? Something else? > > By bad state I mean that neither touchpad nor keyboard are working. They > are both unresponsive. You can fix this by adding i8042.reset on the > kernel command line, or removing the battery and waiting long enough. > By very first boot I mean when the laptops are received from Dell and > booted in Linux. > > If you cold boot with a working non-Dell power supply (with same > electrical characteristics), you can reproduce the "first boot" bug as > much as you want, and laptops won't work unless you remove the battery > and wait long enough OR add i8042.reset on the cmdline. > Ok, I see... what about 1320? I did a quick round of googling and it seem to have the similar issue... -- Dmitry