Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750832AbWHNPlb (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:41:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750912AbWHNPlb (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:41:31 -0400 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.225]:37835 "EHLO wr-out-0506.google.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750832AbWHNPla (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:41:30 -0400 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=UqKypJc30vj8+QvPMy9kHiqpAyya8iOuixDn/pt8KJ1qVyzjRGoVn9g/GdLcz3awvwFSrO7YQxFvKDeU9TJwS9gDSfzldrOWb4I/SVmRlXm1MFCl5YCiFwxsM/b1PQqPFz0E4l7xxFQrJYsmdiwo/rMIxciFTM7DWQ4vL80G0p4= Message-ID: Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:41:29 -0400 From: "Dmitry Torokhov" To: "Andreas Mohr" Subject: Re: Touchpad problems with latest kernels Cc: "Gene Heskett" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20060814152000.GA19065@rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200608141038.04746.gene.heskett@verizon.net> <20060814152000.GA19065@rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2312 Lines: 49 On 8/14/06, Andreas Mohr wrote: > On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 10:38:04AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I don't *think* I'm a lunatic, but I'm equally sure that the synaptics is a > > pain in the ass and should be capable of being totally disabled somehow, > > hopefully short of opening the lappy up and unplugging or cutting every > > lead to it until such time as it can be made to behave instead of > > responding to every thumb waved 1/2 to 3/4" above it. I've gotten hand > > cramps trying to hold my thumbs far enough away from that abomination to > > stop such goings on. > > > > So count this as a vote FOR doing something about the synaptics touchpad > > situation. > > I'm seeing issues as well on my Dell Inspiron 8000 (yes, it has a Synaptics, > NOT ALPS as usual on Inspiron): > > (without a mouse plugged in) after random times the pointer exhibits > clear signs of craziness, moving on its own (mild issue) or jumping > uncontrollably (worse) or being completely off-screen most of the time > (worst). > > IIRC (I'm quite sure about this) the very first time that I've seen > this phenomenon happen on my notebook was around 2.6.9, > and I attributed this to broken/grown-old hardware on my notebook > (thus from then on mostly running with external mouse attached), > but since several people now report very similar issues > one would think that it's a driver calibration or touchpad setup issue > instead of actually broken touchpad hardware. > > Plus, I'm sometimes having issues with pointer movement (cursor won't advance > any more unless I stop touching the touchpad for a few seconds to let it > reset somehow - probably a bytestream hickup issue). > > Any clues? > Yes, you might want to reseat your touchpad connector and vacuum the case a bit. Inspiron 8000 is almost the same as 8100 and I am using it constantly ;) Well, I thought my keyboard broke because PgUp stopped working but it recovered after I got a hairball from under the key. Just make sure you do not pull ACPI battery info to often. -- Dmitry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/