From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: Marc Koschewski <marc@osknowledge.org>
Subject: Re: Mouse issues in -mm
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 22:50:13 -0500
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On Friday 25 November 2005 21:52, Marc Koschewski wrote:
> * Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net> [2005-11-25 17:27:24 -0500]:
> 
> > On Thursday 24 November 2005 04:40, Marc Koschewski wrote:
> > > I don't know why my touchpad is not listed. I have one and it perfectly
> > > works with X (same pointer as the mouse which is a Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse'
> > > attached to PS/2 using an appropriate adapter.
> > >
> > 
> > [I dropped netdev list from CC...] 
> > 
> > You have a Dell Inspiron, right? On Inspirons (and Latitudes) mouse
> > connected to external PS/2 port completely shadoes touchpad making
> > it invisible to the kernel.
> 
> I knew that. But just forgot. ;) However, that was not the prob I had. Was just
> wondering why it didn't show up in dmesg. I'll try to figure out, what made the
> mouse go crazy in -mm series. 
> 

The only change to psmouse module in -mm is that resync patch. If it still
gives you troubles after reverting it then something else is wrong in the
kernel. It looks there was some timer rework...

-- 
Dmitry
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