Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics Version: 0.14.7~git20070706-3 I have a problem that sounds like it could be the same as this bug, except the previous report sounds a bit confused to me. My problem is like this:
I have a HP Pavilion dv6700-series laptop. with a SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad, with an on/off button (with an indicator that lights blue when the touchpad is active, amber when the touchpad is turned off.) Since I hate touchpads when I'm trying to type something, being able to use that on/off switch would be very handy, if I could trust it. Turning the touchpad off (by pressing the on/off button) works fine, although this appears in my syslog: Dec 27 02:39:34 merlin kernel: [1138385.912633] atkbd.c: Unknown key pressed (translated set 2, code 0xd8 on isa0060/serio0). Dec 27 02:39:34 merlin kernel: [1138385.912646] atkbd.c: Use 'setkeycodes e058 <keycode>' to make it known. However, turning the touchpad back on often causes trouble (but not always, seems to depend on how long the touchpad had been on before or something) - after I use that button, something seems to grab the keyboard so that nothing has keyboard focus (the gnome-terminal cursor turns hollow to indicate this) and I cannot type anything, though the touchpad (and external mouse) works fine. To regain control of the keyboard, it is possible to switch to a console (Ctrl-Alt-F1) and back to X (Alt-F7). However, once I do so, Gnome brings up the help window, a bit like I had pressed the Help key (on this keyboard that would be Fn-F1) or something. I can close that window and move on, though. However, that kind of hassle is usually enough to deter me from using that on/off switch, except for emergencies... This could perhaps be a problem with the kernel PS/2 driver rather than something in the X driver. After all, I'd occasionally get this in the syslog, when messing with this stuff: Dec 27 03:16:16 merlin kernel: [1140600.945694] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away. Dec 27 03:16:17 merlin kernel: [1140601.470700] psmouse.c: resync failed, issuing reconnect request Current kernel: Linux merlin 2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Sat Nov 8 19:00:26 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
