Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:16:01 -0500 From: David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-current@freeBSD.org Subject: Dell 5150 laptop and lost PS/2 touchpad Message-ID: <16371.40705.551647.888610@canoe.dclg.ca> In-Reply-To: <20031223220836.GA63638@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <20031223220836.GA63638@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> writes: Steve> I'm not sure if this is a Dell BIOS problem, new interrupt code Steve> problem, or PS/2 device driver problem. The Dell 5150 laptop Steve> has a Synaptic touchpad, which fails to attach with the GENERIC Steve> kernel from RC1 and a custom kernel from today sources. A Steve> verbose boot shows: I found it critical to patch the problems in the Dell BIOS version of the ACPI DSDT before I could get the touchpad to work on an 1100 recently. Dave. -- ============================================================================ |David Gilbert, Independent Contractor. | Two things can only be | |Mail: dave@daveg.ca | equal if and only if they | |http://daveg.ca | are precisely opposite. | =========================================================GLO================
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