Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:42:38 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Mikko =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ty=F6l=E4j=E4rvi?= <mbsd@pacbell.net> Cc: "Paul A. Mayer" <paul@fnug.net>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synaptics touchpad support Message-ID: <3E48B77E.96FB3386@mindspring.com> References: <20030210195536.X70415-100000@atlas.home>
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Mikko Ty=F6l=E4j=E4rvi wrote: > > Probably the best thing to do would be to disassemble the BIOS on > > your box, knowing the difference between the older driver's interface= , > > and use the same techniques that were hidden from the older driver > > (and "just built in" instead). > = > I doubt that would help. > = > The mousepad can operate in two different modes, in the basic mode you > get built-in tapping, but only two buttons, in the other mode you get > more information (e.g. all buttons), but have to figure out the tap > action yourself from the pressure delta over time. Live and learn; I thought it was in the BIOS. > The behavior is documented by the manufacturer (synaptics.com.tw), who > actually provides specs on-line (whee!). Do they document their algorithms, or do you have to invent your own? The disassembly idea was just to get the algorithm documented, not to steal the code, so if they document, then the problem is just as solved by that... -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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