Messages in this thread |  | | From | Andrew Rodland <> | Subject | Re: acpi + keyboard/mouse problems [was Re: acpi + synaptics trackpad in 2.5] | Date | Fri, 07 Feb 2003 10:57:30 -0500 |
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Joshua Kwan wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 12:33:02AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote: >> Hi! >> >> > Whenever I run a ACPI battery monitor in X, my mouse goes completely >> > insane - goes around everywhere, and clicks randomly. the second i >> > close it, everything returns to normal. >> >> What machine? > > This is a Dell SmartStep 200N. I have no other working laptops using > ACPI so I can't know for sure how big a problem this is :)
Alright... I know that some Dells (although I can't say whether yours is one) do their ACPI by calling back into Dell SMM calls -- which takes the processor away from linux for a significant amount of time; enough to cause clock slippage, and loss of mouse data. And I'm guessing an ACPI battery monitor polls at a fairly short interval, so, it could be related.
Cheers --hobbs
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