From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263868AbUFKMUw (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:20:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263869AbUFKMUw (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:20:52 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.224.249]:24485 "EHLO main.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263868AbUFKMUt (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2004 08:20:49 -0400 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Giuseppe Bilotta Subject: Re: touchpad (PS/2) mouse detection problem. Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:20:36 +0200 Message-ID: References: <40C8EA4B.7070604@enenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-143-131.29-151.libero.it X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.60 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Vadim Garber ENEnet wrote: > Hello, > > I've compiled the 2.6.6 kernel, and I can't seem to get my laptops > touchpad to get detected. > The touchpad runs on the ps/2 protocol; so it seems like there would be > no problems with > detection. But of course I'm not a very lucky person ;-). The touchpad > itself does have an > on/off botton; and I've made sure to keep it ON. This is a strange > problem because I don't > seem to have it in older kernels (2.4.x). Cat'ing > /proc/bus/input/devices also doesn't turn up > any useful information; just returns my keyboard (which works; yepi!). > I've compiled > psmouse both into the kernel and as a module; both don't work. > > dmesg only shows "mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice" but no > 'input:' line. More info on the laptop mfgr/series/model and the touchpad type? Which input modules do you have, compiled in or as modules? -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta Can't you see It all makes perfect sense Expressed in dollar and cents Pounds shillings and pence (Roger Waters)