[ltp] Ultranav (Alps) on R61 (tap-to-select, scrolling)

Daniel Black linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:21:29 -0400


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Hi again,

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 3:46 PM, S=E9bastien Mazy <melyadon@gmail.com> wrot=
e:

> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Daniel Black <erectlocution@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I have followed a variety of guides, and eventually found that synaptic=
s
> > can't find the touchpad, so it unloads.  When looking at
> > /proc/bus/input/devices, I don't see N: Name=3D"AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoin=
t" .
>
> It should show as "AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad". I believe
> Glidepoint is the name of the ALPS touchpad without passthrough
> support. When I last tried, the touchpad worked out of the box with
> the xorg.conf input section provided in README.alps
>

I have followed that README, to no avail.


> > I had thought that the patch discussed in this thread actually addresse=
d
> this
> > specific issue, but maybe I'm wrong.
>
> The patch you're talking about is already in the current kernel. It
> adds support for the R61 ALPS touchpad, indeed. Is your kernel up to
> date?
>

I'm using the default Slackware 12.1 kernel, 2.6.24.5.  I'm not sure whethe=
r
that includes this patch or not.  I'll check into that.

Daniel

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Hi again,<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 3:46 PM=
, S=E9bastien Mazy &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:melyadon@gmail.com">melyadon@gmail=
.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-le=
ft: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: =
1ex;">
<div class=3D"Ih2E3d">On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Daniel Black &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:erectlocution@gmail.com">erectlocution@gmail.com</a>&gt; wro=
te:<br>
&gt; I have followed a variety of guides, and eventually found that synapti=
cs<br>
&gt; can&#39;t find the touchpad, so it unloads. &nbsp;When looking at<br>
&gt; /proc/bus/input/devices, I don&#39;t see N: Name=3D&quot;AlpsPS/2 ALPS=
 GlidePoint&quot; .<br>
<br>
</div>It should show as &quot;AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad&quot;. I bel=
ieve<br>
Glidepoint is the name of the ALPS touchpad without passthrough<br>
support. When I last tried, the touchpad worked out of the box with<br>
the xorg.conf input section provided in README.alps<br>
<div class=3D"Ih2E3d"></div></blockquote><div><br>I have followed that READ=
ME, to no avail.<br><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"bo=
rder-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding=
-left: 1ex;">
<div class=3D"Ih2E3d"><br>
&gt; I had thought that the patch discussed in this thread actually address=
ed this<br>
&gt; specific issue, but maybe I&#39;m wrong.<br>
<br>
</div>The patch you&#39;re talking about is already in the current kernel. =
It<br>
adds support for the R61 ALPS touchpad, indeed. Is your kernel up to<br>
date?<br>
<div><div></div><div class=3D"Wj3C7c"></div></div></blockquote></div><br>I&=
#39;m using the default Slackware 12.1 kernel, <a href=3D"http://2.6.24.5">=
2.6.24.5</a>.&nbsp; I&#39;m not sure whether that includes this patch or no=
t.&nbsp; I&#39;ll check into that.<br>
<br>Daniel<br>

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