On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 16:50 -0800, Pete Zaitcev wrote: >On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:52:42 -0700, Dax Kelson <dax@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> >> Reply-To: dtor_core@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To: MIGUELANXO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <MIGUELANXO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: 2.6.11: touchpad unresponsive >> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:12:53 -0500 > >> > Booting X in new kernel makes my touchpad very unresponsive. I can't >> > click any longer in the touchpad area, and the touchpad doesn't response >> > when moving in small increments, so the whole experience is quite bad. > >> If it is identified as an ALPS touchpad you can try installing Peter >> Osterlund's Synaptics X driver: >> >> http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/ > >Load of bull! See the attached patch for real fix for "no motion for >small increments" problem. It's a kernel bug, plain and simple (provided >that your ALPS was identified in the first place, just like Dmitry said). > >Actually, using Peter's driver is a good idea and I'll be happy to see >it packaged and shipping. But it's retarded to use it in order to cover >for obvious bugs. It is packaged and shipped I need to check configuration for ALPS but other than that it should be good. Paul
