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

[Vadim Garber ENEnet <vadim@enenet.com>]

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