Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 20:58:09 +1000 From: Paul Koch <paul.koch137@gmail.com> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> Cc: Anthony Jenkins <Scoobi_doo@yahoo.com>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Elantech touch pad not found on ASUS UX430U laptop Message-ID: <20170830205809.3c53167e@splash.akips.com> In-Reply-To: <20170830103515.GA28759@c720-r314251> References: <20170826131944.26081005@splash.akips.com> <fb04d720-d858-32cc-8c13-e21af8243096@yahoo.com> <20170830164649.5c4cc070@splash.akips.com> <20170830103515.GA28759@c720-r314251>
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:35:15 +0200 Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > El d=C3=ADa mi=C3=A9rcoles, agosto 30, 2017 a las 04:46:49p. m. +1000, Pa= ul Koch > escribi=C3=B3: >=20 > > > Your Elantech touchpad is probably connected over I2C, and FreeBSD > > > doesn't support I2C touchpads.=C2=A0 Support could probably be ported= from > > > Linux, I just don't have the time, hardware or desire to do it.=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0 I > > > think the hard part would be probing I2C controllers in the system and > > > then probing each one for your touchpad. > > >=20 > > > If you'd like to take a stab at adding support, I might be able to ho= ld > > > your hand a little.=C2=A0 Having access to Linux kernel logs would at= least > > > make it easier to add support for your particular system. > > >=20 > > > Anthony Jenkins =20 > >=20 > > Hi, > >=20 > > I booted Linux and it is a I2C touchpad. But I suppose the first probl= em > > is the I2C controller doesn't seem to be supported by as no driver gets > > attached.=20 >=20 > Paul, >=20 > Is your FreeBSD recent enough to have /boot/kernel/chromebook_platform.ko? > If so, try to load this. It seems that there is no man page > chromebook_platform(4) at least not in my CURRENT r314251. Some details a= re > here: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=3Drevision&revision=3D308104 >=20 > Does chromebook_platform say something in messages on kldload? Hi Mathias, It is currently running=20 FreeBSD newsplash.akips.com 12.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT #5 86963c42c2= d(drm-next): Mon Aug 14 04:26:19 AEST 2017 root@newsplash.akips.com:/us= r/obj/home/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 I tried loading the chromebook_platform.ko. It loaded ok, but no messages. Paul.
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