On 05/04/11 13:27, Sean Gibbins wrote:
>
> Looking at the Xorg log with 'grep 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint'
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log' [in LMDE] I see the following:
>
> (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
> (/dev/input/event8)
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer
> catchall"
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad
> catchall"
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
> (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023
> (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767
> (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: pressure range 0 - 127
> (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: finger width range 0 - 0
> (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: buttons: left right middle
> (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint"
> (type: TOUCHPAD)
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration profile 0
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
> (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
> (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
> (/dev/input/mouse1)
> (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
> AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint no synaptics event device found
> (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: no supported touchpad found
> (EE) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint Unable to query/initialize Synaptics
> hardware.
> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint"
Here is the equivalent output from the Ubuntu Natty Narwhal 11.04 daily
release:
[ 46.823] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS
GlidePoint (/dev/input/event7)
[ 46.823] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "evdev
touchpad catchall"
[ 46.823] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass
"touchpad catchall"
[ 46.852] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
[ 46.928] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023
[ 46.928] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767
[ 46.928] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: pressure range 0 - 127
[ 46.928] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: buttons: left right middle
[ 46.928] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: invalid finger width range.
defaulting to 0 - 16
[ 46.996] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
[ 46.996] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
[ 47.044] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS
GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD)
[ 47.044] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) MinSpeed is now
constant deceleration 2.5
[ 47.044] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: MaxSpeed is now 1.75
[ 47.044] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: AccelFactor is now 0.156
[ 47.045] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) keeping acceleration
scheme 1
[ 47.045] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration profile 1
[ 47.045] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration factor:
2.000
[ 47.045] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration
threshold: 4
[ 47.092] (II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: failed to open grail, no
gesture support
[ 47.092] (--) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
[ 47.093] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS
GlidePoint (/dev/input/mouse1)
I'm not sure what that tells me, and since neither system has an
xorg.conf I'm not sure where the touchpad is configured - presumably on
the fly.
Incidentally the internal speakers work on Natty too.
Sean
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