Synaptics Touchpad problems on 2.6.10

freax · 02-20-2005, 08:10 AM

Hi there,

I'm having problems getting my Synaptics Touchpad working on this Acer Travelmate 8000 laptop.

My distribution is Ubuntu Hoary.

Code:

root@lort:~ # uname -a
Linux lort 2.6.10-3-386 #1 Tue Feb 15 09:18:05 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
root@lort:~ #

These are some diagnostical command-outputs (I've put the stuff of which I think it means something in bold):

Code:

root@lort:~ # cat /etc/modules | grep mouse
psmouse
mousedev
root@lort:~ # rmmod psmouse
root@lort:~ # modprobe psmouse
root@lort:~ # dmesg | tail -n 11
Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1
 Firmware: 5.8
 180 degree mounted touchpad
 Sensor: 29
 new absolute packet format
 Touchpad has extended capability bits
 -> 4 multi-buttons, i.e. besides standard buttons
 -> multifinger detection
 -> palm detection
input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio4
psmouse.c: Failed to enable mouse on isa0060/serio4
root@lort:~ #

Code:

root@lort:~ # lsmod | grep mouse
psmouse                19336  0
mousedev               11160  1
root@lort:~ #

Code:

root@lort:~ # cat /proc/bus/input/devices | tail -n 8 | head -n 7
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0007 Version=0000
N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio4/input0
H: Handlers=mouse0 event1 ts0
B: EV=b
B: KEY=6420 0 7000f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=11000003
root@lort:~ #

Code:

root@lort:~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | head -n 92 | tail -n 20
Section "InputDevice"
  Identifier    "Synaptics Touchpad"
  Driver        "synaptics"
  Option        "Device"        "/dev/psaux"
  Option        "Protocol"      "auto-dev"
  Option        "LeftEdge"      "1700"
  Option        "RightEdge"     "5300"
  Option        "TopEdge"       "1700"
  Option        "BottomEdge"    "4200"
  Option        "FingerLow"     "25"
  Option        "FingerHigh"    "30"
  Option        "MaxTapTime"    "180"
  Option        "MaxTapMove"    "220"
  Option        "VertScrollDelta" "100"
  Option        "MinSpeed"      "0.09"
  Option        "MaxSpeed"      "0.18"
  Option        "AccelFactor"   "0.0015"
  Option        "SHMConfig"     "on"
#  Option       "Repeater"      "/dev/ps2mouse"
EndSection
root@lort:~ #

Code:

root@lort:~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | tail -n 11 | head -n 7
Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse" "AlwaysCore"
        InputDevice     "Synaptics Touchpad" "CorePointer"
EndSection
root@lort:~ #

Code:

root@lort:~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | head -n 52 | tail -n 17
Section "Module"
        Load    "GLcore"
        Load    "speedo"
        Load    "v4l"
        Load    "bitmap"
        Load    "dbe"
        Load    "ddc"
        Load    "dri"
        Load    "extmod"
        Load    "freetype"
        Load    "glx"
        Load    "int10"
        Load    "record"
        Load    "type1"
        Load    "vbe"
        Load    "synaptics"
EndSection
root@lort:~ #

Note. At this moment I'm not using the fglrx xserver stuff. It is. however, installed. I'm not using it for I'd like to use the Randr extensions which aren't supported by fglrx. Why I'd like to use the Randr-stuff isn't really important here: I often do presentations and changing the resolution on-the-fly is a useful feature to have. I also, sometimes, like to play a game. Therefor I've installed fglrx but am not using it in my default X.org configuration.

My questions: What is mousedev and psmouse? What are the differences between them? I'm guessing mousdev is driving my usbmouse (which is, indeed, attached). Whereas psmouse is, at kernel level, responsible for the touchpad-device. Am I right? And howcome psmouse isn't enabling the touchpad but actually IS finding it? Is the usbmouse causing this? If I boot the laptop whithout the usbmouse connected, it isn't working either.

Is there other output from commands or contets of files you guys need from me?