Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 15:34:15 GMT From: "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hellwig@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/182577: Newer ALPS Touchpad under hw.psm.synaptics_support seen as glidepoint Message-ID: <201310021534.r92FYFfl013729@oldred.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201310021540.r92Fe0ru004702@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 182577 >Category: kern >Synopsis: Newer ALPS Touchpad under hw.psm.synaptics_support seen as glidepoint >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Oct 02 15:40:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Martin P. Hellwig >Release: 9.1, 9.2, 10.0.alpha4 >Organization: >Environment: Dell Precision M4700 >Description: Apparently ALPS uses a new protocol for their touchpad, which is incompatible with the current one. As such the touchpad is discovered as a glidepoint and not scrolling or other touchpad interaction is possible except moving the mouse cursor and clicking left/right button. >How-To-Repeat: Try any touchpad as released by ALPS since mid 2013 >Fix: the Linux kernel has already an update that implements the newer protocol versions. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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