[ltp] trackpoint no longer working

[Stephen Evanchik]

On 7/20/05, Peter B. West <lists@pbw.id.au> wrote:
> Stephen Evanchik wrote:
> > On 7/20/05, Peter B. West <lists@pbw.id.au> wrote:
> >
> >>Nils Trebing wrote:
> >>
> >>>Frank Dekervel|Smartlounge| wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>I have a G41, gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r6, with trackpoint-2.6.12.patch
> >>applied.
> >># ls /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0
> >>bind_mode  description  driver  ext_dev  inertia  middle_btn_disable
> >>power            rate   resetafter  sensitivity  speed   transparent  z=
time
> >>bus        draghys      drvctl  id       jenks    mindrag
> >>press_to_select  reach  resolution  skipback     thresh  upthresh
> >># ls /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1
> >>bind_mode  bus  description  driver  drvctl  extra  id  power  scroll
> >>set  softraw  softrepeat
> >># cat /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/description
> >>i8042 Aux Port
> >>#  cat /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/description
> >>i8042 Kbd Port
> >>
> >>However, in /var/log/messages, I have
> >>kernel: serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> >>kernel: serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
> >>kernel: mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> >>kernel: input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
> >>kernel: IBM TrackPoint firmware: 0x0E
> >>kernel: input: TrackPoint IBM TrackPoint on isa0060/serio1
> >>
> >>It looks as though there's some confusion between the keyboard and the
> >>trackpoint.
> >
> >
> > Ok, this is helpful for me... I assume you have an UltraNav? If so, is
> > your touchpad set to disabled in the BIOS?
> >
> >
> UltraNav is the combined trackpoint and touchpad?  No.  The G41 has only
> the trackpoint.
>=20

Ok, thanks. I'll look in to this some more.

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Stephen Evanchik
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