Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:20:19 +0100 | Subject | Re: [patch] Synaptics touchpad with Trackpoint needs ps/2 reset | From | Niels den Otter <> |
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Hi Arne,
On Tuesday, 25 March 2003, Arne Koewing wrote: > I recently posted this to linux-kernel (with a different subject) I > had included a wrong ptch there, i think this one is ok. > > As some people before I had the 'Dell trackpoint does not work' > problem after upgrading to 2.5.XX: > That was: > > the trackpoint of your dell won't work until: > - hibernate and wake up the system again > - plug in an external mouse (you may remove it immediately) > > it seems that dells hardware is disabling the trackpoint if you probed > for the touchpad. A device reset after probing does help, but I've no > idea how this would affect other synaptics touchpad devices although I > think most devices will not complain about one extra reset.
Thanks for making this patch available! It works really great for me on my Dell Latitude C400. After a fresh boot of the Linux kernel both the trackpoint and the touchpad now both work.
Thanks,
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