[ltp] Fwd: T450s mouse pointer freeze with Arch kernel 5.10.4 and 5.10.4

[Michael Topp]

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Betreff: 	Re: [ltp] T450s mouse pointer freeze with Arch kernel 5.10.4
and 5.10.4
Datum: 	Sat, 9 Jan 2021 20:56:00 +0100
Von: 	Michael Topp <info at mito-space.com>
An: 	Paul Marwick <paul.marwick at gmail.com>



Hi Paul,

I never have experienced such a problem, but two ideas:

(1)  Does this also happen when starting your desktop from console via
"startx"? If not, the problem is probably lightdm related.

(2)  Or, try adding an appropriate hook or a driver module to your [
mkinitcpio ] <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mkinitcpio> and
regenerate the initramfs; maybe do an additional update-grub. 

HTH


Am 09.01.21 um 04:30 schrieb Paul Marwick:
> I have Arch Linux Xfce installed on a T450s. Worked very well indeed
> up until the first of the 5.10.x kernels. After that, I started
> getting lightdm starting in a very low resolution mode (640x480?). A
> reboot would usually fix it, until I installed 5.10.4. With that
> kernel, rebooting didn't help. If I logged in, the resolution would go
> to normal when Xfce loaded, but the mouse pointer would be locked, not
> moveable using the touchpad or the trackpoint. Attempting to get to a
> console to shut down didn't work - all I could get was a blinking
> cursor. Only way out was to either SSH in from another machine or
> power cycle the laptop.
>
> Following a hint I found, I removed xf86-video-intel, which was a
> marginal improvement. Still not functional, but at least I could get
> to a console to do a clean shutdown.
>
> A couple of days ago, kernel 5.10.5 arrived. At first, I thought it
> had solved the problem, since I was able to log in and use the machine
> normally. Didn't last though - on the next day, I was back to having a
> locked mouse pointer and nothing usable except consoles.
>
> I have tried plugging in a USB mouse, which worked, but isn't a very
> practical solution - I use the laptop in a number of areas which don't
> give me anywhere to put a mouse...
>
> Has anyone seen this type of problem, or have any ideas as to how to
> diagnose and (hopefully) fix it? For the moment, I have to roll back
> to 5.9.14 or use the lts kernel to get the machine to a usable state.
>
> Paul.
>

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