Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:29:18 -0400 | From | "Dmitry Torokhov" <> | Subject | Re: Touchscreen hardware hacking/driver hacking. |
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On 10/26/06, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 25, 2006 at 04:55:13PM -0400, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > > It was considered but we decided that if we need to rely on solely DMI > > data when activating some features we need to add models one by one > > and do not use "blanket" options. There are lifebooks out there that > > do not have that kind of outscreen so if we tried to match just on > > "LIFEBOOK" present in the product name we might hit such models and > > then their PS/2 mice would not work. > > Do the Lifebooks with these touchscreens not have a PnPBIOS or ACPI > entry that describes the type? >
I don't recall anything in ACPI spec that would help determining type of PS/2 device connected, but then I did not read the latest version. Anyway, I would not hold my breath...
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