touchpad (PS/2) mouse detection problem.

touchpad (PS/2) mouse detection problem.

[Vadim Garber ENEnet]

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.


Regards,


Vadim Garber
vadim at enenet dot com

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

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

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?

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

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

[Vadim Garber ENEnet]

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

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

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

Vadim Garber ENEnet wrote:
> < > PCI PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse controller
  ^^^

You need this too.

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollar and cents
Pounds shillings and pence
                  (Roger Waters)

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

[Vojtech Pavlik]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 09:39:21PM +0200, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
> Vadim Garber ENEnet wrote:
> > < > PCI PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse controller
>   ^^^
> 
> You need this too.

Definitely not. This is a driver for a PCI PS/2 controller so far found
only in a Mobility Electronic docking station.

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR

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

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 09:39:21PM +0200, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
> > Vadim Garber ENEnet wrote:
> > > < > PCI PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse controller
> >   ^^^
> > 
> > You need this too.
> 
> Definitely not. This is a driver for a PCI PS/2 controller so far found
> only in a Mobility Electronic docking station.

Ok, I'll just go sit in a corner and shut up. :)

Anyway, FWIW, my kernel configuration in those wereabouts is as 
follows:

#
# Input device support
#
CONFIG_INPUT=y

#
# Userland interfaces
#
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX=y
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1600
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=1200
# CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDEV is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m
# CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG is not set

#
# Input I/O drivers
#
# CONFIG_GAMEPORT is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_GAMEPORT=y
CONFIG_SERIO=y
CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=y
CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT=y
# CONFIG_SERIO_CT82C710 is not set
# CONFIG_SERIO_PARKBD is not set
CONFIG_SERIO_PCIPS2=m

#
# Input Device Drivers
#
CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y
CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_SUNKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_LKKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_XTKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_NEWTON is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y
CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=y 

Hope this helps the OP ...


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Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta

Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollar and cents
Pounds shillings and pence
                  (Roger Waters)