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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.

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