Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932078AbWHNPyj (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:54:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932082AbWHNPyj (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:54:39 -0400 Received: from rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de ([129.143.116.10]:2518 "EHLO rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932078AbWHNPyi (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:54:38 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:54:37 +0200 From: Andreas Mohr To: Dmitry Torokhov Cc: Gene Heskett , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Touchpad problems with latest kernels Message-ID: <20060814155437.GA801@rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de> References: <200608141038.04746.gene.heskett@verizon.net> <20060814152000.GA19065@rhlx01.fht-esslingen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Priority: none Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1385 Lines: 34 On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 11:41:29AM -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > On 8/14/06, Andreas Mohr wrote: > >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. Hmm, might need to verify that, but I've been cleaning it from time to time (Murphy tells me that it was the regular cleaning which broke it ;). > Just make sure you do not pull ACPI battery info to often. Uh... why!? Andreas Mohr -- No programming skills!? Why not help translate many Linux applications! https://launchpad.ubuntu.com/rosetta (or alternatively buy nicely packaged Linux distros/OSS software to help support Linux developers creating shiny new things for you?) - 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/