On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 07:25:09PM +0100, Mattia Dongili wrote: > tags 290308 + moreinfo > severity 290308 normal > thank > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 03:27:17PM +0100, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > > Package: xfree86-driver-synaptics > > Version: 0.13.6-2 > > Severity: important > > > > I just bought an IBM ThinkPad T42 which ships with a synaptics touchpad, > > as detected by the kernel: > > Some questions: > - which kernel version (I'd say 2.6.something)
2.6.10 patched with swsusp2 > - if so may you send the output of: > cat /proc/bus/input/devices I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab54 N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0 H: Handlers=kbd event0 B: EV=120013 B: KEY=4 2000000 3802078 f840d001 f2ffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe B: MSC=10 B: LED=7 I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0007 Version=0000 N: Name="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0 H: Handlers=mouse0 event1 B: EV=b B: KEY=6420 0 70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: ABS=11000003 I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="PS/2 IBM TrackPoint" P: Phys=synaptics-pt/serio0/input0 H: Handlers=mouse1 event2 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3 I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100 N: Name="PC Speaker" P: Phys=isa0061/input0 H: Handlers=kbd event3 B: EV=40001 B: SND=6 > ls -l /dev/input/event* crw-r--r-- 1 root root 13, 64 2004-11-14 22:13 /dev/input/event0 > > [...] > > (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.13.6 > > TouchPad no synaptics event device found (checked 2 nodes) > [...] > > If my suspects are correct you probably need to create more device nodes > in /dev/input (see man MAKEDEV or ask me again) > The log says in fact that only 2 nodes have been scanned while probably > your touchpad is bound to a missing node (I have it in > /dev/input/event5 for example). Debian doesn't create so many event > nodes by default. OK, I see what you mean. MAKEDEV input fixed the problem. Maybe including this command in postinst would be useful ? Thanks for your help -- Eric VAN BUGGENHAUT [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
