Hi all,
I've tracked down this problem to commit
24d28e4f1271cb2f91613dada8f2acccd00eff56
Prior to this commit the touch pad issues a single press/release when the
button is pressed (and released).
After this commit the touchpad button will a continuous stream of presses
and releases. Sometimes after the button has been released, the system
thinks that it is still pressed.... see attached.
This causes user difficulties/frustration with Synaptics TM3044-002
touchpad in the Alienware 13r2 laptop.
Cheers,
Simon
--
git checkout 8f6a652a8c1379023775709e3db6c6f7c1bdb2ab
--
root@thevoid:/home/simon# xinput list
â?¡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
â?? â?³ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
â?? â?³ Synaptics TM3044-002 id=11 [slave pointer (2)]
â?? â?³ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad id=14 [slave pointer (2)]
â?£ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
â?³ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Video Bus id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Power Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Integrated_Webcam_FHD: Integrat id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Dell WMI hotkeys id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]
root@thevoid:/home/simon# xinput test 11
button press 1
motion a[0]=109
motion a[0]=110
motion a[0]=110
motion a[0]=111
motion a[0]=111
motion a[0]=111
motion a[0]=112
button release 1
button press 1
motion a[0]=112
button release 1
^C
root@thevoid:/home/simon# uname -a
Linux thevoid 4.17.0-rc6+ #3 SMP Sun Oct 28 13:02:42 MDT 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
But the following commit fails with the button repeatingly press/release, and occasionally getting stuck in the wrong state...
--
git checkout 24d28e4f1271cb2f91613dada8f2acccd00eff56
--
root@thevoid:/home/simon# xinput list
â?¡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
â?? â?³ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
â?? â?³ Logitech Optical USB Mouse id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
â?? â?³ Synaptics TM3044-002 id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
â?? â?³ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad id=15 [slave pointer (2)]
â?£ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
â?³ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Video Bus id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Power Button id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Integrated_Webcam_FHD: Integrat id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ Dell WMI hotkeys id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]
â?³ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=14 [slave keyboard (3)]
root@thevoid:/home/simon# xinput test 12
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
^C
root@thevoid:/home/simon# xinput test 12
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
^C
root@thevoid:/home/simon# xinput test 12
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
button release 1
button press 1
^C
root@thevoid:/home/simon#
--
Note the last 'press' is incorrect, the button as been released!
