Re: PROBLEM: Touchpad works just like a mouse

[Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>]

Hi,

On 28-05-15 16:55, David Zafra Gómez wrote:
> OK Hans.
>
> Could you please tell me what kernel version will this patch be included in?

That is hard to predict, I would expect it to make 4.3 for certain,
hopefully also 4.2 and a 4.1.x bugfix release.

Regards,

Hans

>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
> El 28/05/2015 a las 11:10, Hans de Goede escribió:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 27-05-15 22:35, David Zafra Gómez wrote:
>>> It worked like a charm!!
>>>
>>> Ubuntu support team helped me to build the patched kernel. Now I can use all advanced touchpad features.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much to Hans and Benjamin!!
>>
>> Thanks for testing the patch, now that it has been tested I've
>> submitted it for inclusion into the upstream kernel.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Hans
>>
>>
>>>
>>> El 18/05/15 a las 12:19, Hans de Goede escribió:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> On 06-05-15 22:21, David Zafra Gómez wrote:
>>>>> Hi Hans
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for the delay.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm afraid I haven't built a kernel before, so I need some help.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've found this link I think describes what I have to do
>>>>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/applying-patches.txt
>>>>> I suppose it's right.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've installed kernel 4.0.0-040000rc6.201503291935. So I suppose I have to
>>>>> download sources for this kernel.
>>>>>
>>>>> Once downloaded, I have to change to the kernel source dir and run:
>>>>> $ patch -p1 < ../0001-elantech-Fix-detection-of-touchpads-where-the-revisi.patch
>>>>>
>>>>> Is all that right?
>>>>
>>>> Yes that is correct.
>>>>
>>>>> If yes, should I compile this patched kernel? How can I do it?
>>>>
>>>> Usually your distro will have a wikipage with instructions on how to build
>>>> your own kernel, and it is best to follow your distros instructions.
>>>>
>>>> If you're using Fedora I can build a test kernel for you to install.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Hans
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> David Zafra
>>>>>
>>>>> El 30/04/15 a las 10:38, Hans de Goede escribió:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30-04-15 07:34, David Zafra Gómez wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi everyone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> El 29/04/15 a las 09:35, Hans de Goede escribió:
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 28-04-15 23:26, David Zafra Gómez wrote:
>>>>>>>>> [    0.257439] pnp 00:06: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs ETD0108
>>>>>>>>> SYN0a00 SYN0002 PNP0f03 PNP0f13 PNP0f12 (active)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok, so the "ETD0108" here means that you have an elantech ps/2 touchpad.
>>>>>>> Great! You got it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This also stands out in the log:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > [    0.958323] i8042: [49] MUX error, status is 75, data is fe
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So the first thing to try is to boot with i8042.nomux=1 on the kernel
>>>>>>>> commandline.
>>>>>>> I have done it. The touchpad issue hasn't been solved. Do you want me to send
>>>>>>> dmesg output?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've taken another look at the traces you've posted before and I think that
>>>>>> I've found the problem. Can you build a kernel with the attached patch
>>>>>> and let us know if that fixes things ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hans
>>>>>>
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