Hi,

I'm trying to install Slackware 10.2 with a custom 2.6.13 kernel on an HP dv5000. (I have everything working on a different hp laptop, everything went quite well...on this one, though, one long, hard, slog...Sorry, back to the question).

I can't get the touchpad to work.

I've got evdev and psmouse both loaded, as you can see:

Module Size Used by
fglrx 467680 0
snd_pcm_oss 47008 0
snd_mixer_oss 17024 1 snd_pcm_oss
lp 9928 0
parport 31944 1 lp
ipv6 233024 12
uhci_hcd 30480 0
ati_agp 6668 0
shpchp 96868 0
usb_storage 72384 0
ohci_hcd 18436 0
ehci_hcd 30344 0
snd_atiixp 16736 0
snd_ac97_codec 81660 1 snd_atiixp
snd_pcm 78984 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 20356 1 snd_pcm
snd 44772 6 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 7136 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8584 2 snd_atiixp,snd_pcm
ohci1394 31540 0
ieee1394 87992 1 ohci1394
8139too 22656 0
mii 4736 1 8139too
pcmcia 31264 2
firmware_class 7808 1 pcmcia
yenta_socket 22412 2
rsrc_nonstatic 11776 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 35216 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
evdev 7424 0
battery 8452 0
ac 3588 0
agpgart 29384 2 fglrx,ati_agp
psmouse 32644 0

Despite evdev, I do not have any /dev/events and only have /dev/mouse, not /dev/mouse{0..}.

Anyway, cat /proc/bus/input/devices does find the touchpad:

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
H: Handlers=kbd event0
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=4 2000000 3802078 f840d001 f2ffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0005 Version=0000
N: Name="ImPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio4/input0
H: Handlers=mouse0 event1
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103

(ominous reference to mouse0 and event1, neither of which seem to exist)

Never-the-less, startx complains:


X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.13 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux billygoat 2.6.13 #1 Sat Apr 22 15:11:38 MDT 2006 i686
Build Date: 11 September 2005
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Apr 24 21:21:27 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

Symbol DRIGetDrawableInfo from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol DRIGetDeviceInfo from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Synaptics Mouse no synaptics event device found (checked 42 nodes)
Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
(EE) Synaptics Mouse no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Mouse Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Mouse"
No core pointer

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.


(I don't think that the fglrx error is related to the touchpad, but any ideas on this would be welcome as well.)

Oh, and the touchpad works fine as a simple IMPS/2 mouse, but I'd really love to get the scrolling working.

Thanks for any ideas,
Brian

Install the synaptics driver for linux?

I did compile and install the synaptics driver (0.4.14). I put it in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input as per INSTALL. It seems to be working (to some extent) because if I mv it and startx the error message changes from:

Synaptics Mouse no synaptics event device found (checked 42 nodes)
Query no Synaptics: 6003C8
(EE) Synaptics Mouse no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(EE) Synaptics Mouse Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware.
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Mouse"


to simply:
(EE) No Input driver matching 'synaptics'


Thanks,
Brian

Look at my homepage for some info on where to put various files that X is looking for.

Also, you may have a module loading that is interferring with the Synaptics driver. (I had the same issue earlier)
Per the 'troubleshooting.txt' file in the Synaptics driver package:

Thank you!

The psmouse thing did the trick. It was loading proto=imps2. Took it out and things work fine.

Thanks again,
Brian