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| -rw-r--r-- | COMPATIBILITY | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README.alps | 27 |
3 files changed, 28 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/COMPATIBILITY b/COMPATIBILITY index 958fedc..61aa805 100644 --- a/COMPATIBILITY +++ b/COMPATIBILITY @@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ DELL Inspiron 7000 DELL Inspiron 7500 DELL Inspiron 8000 DELL Inspiron 8100 -DELL Inspiron 8600 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) +DELL Inspiron 8600 (ALPS touchpad) DELL Latitude C610 DELL Latitude C640 DELL Latitude C800 DELL Latitude CPi -Dell Latitude D800 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) +Dell Latitude D800 (ALPS touchpad) DELL Latitude L400 DELL Latitude LS400 DELL Latitude X300 Desknote A928 ECS A-530 Transmeta 5600 ECS Desknote i-Buddie A900 -Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO A 7600 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO A 7600 (ALPS touchpad) Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO D P4 (FH2) Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO D 6800 Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO D 7830 @@ -144,15 +144,15 @@ Sharp Actius MM10 Sharp Muramasa PC-MV1-5CA Sharp PC-FS2518 Siemens Nixdorf Scenic Mobile 710 -Sony PCG-TR1A (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) -SONY VAIO FX405 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) +Sony PCG-TR1A (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO FX405 (ALPS touchpad) SONY VAIO GR7/K SONY VAIO GRX570 -SONY VAIO Z1 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) +SONY VAIO Z1 (ALPS touchpad) Sotec 3120X -Toshiba 1410-303 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) -Toshiba A20 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) -Toshiba EX1/524CDET (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) +Toshiba 1410-303 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba A20 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba EX1/524CDET (ALPS touchpad) Toshiba Portege A100 Toshiba Satellite M30 -Toshiba Satellite Pro 2100 (Requires 2.6 kernel and the ALPS patch) +Toshiba Satellite Pro 2100 (ALPS touchpad) @@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ FAQ * Can I use this driver with an ALPS Glidepoint device? - Hopefully, if you use a 2.6.x linux kernel and apply the alps - patch. See the README.alps file for more information. + Yes, see the README.alps file for more information. * Does it work on a Dell Inspiron 8200? diff --git a/README.alps b/README.alps index 3bf8d33..99ee0d8 100644 --- a/README.alps +++ b/README.alps @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ -It is possible to use the driver with an ALPS Glidepoint device, if -you are using a 2.6 linux kernel and the ALPS kernel patch. (The -alps.patch file.) - -One user reported success with the following parameter settings: +It is possible to use the driver with an ALPS Glidepoint device, but +you probably have to change some parameter values. One user reported +success with the following settings: LeftEdge = 60 RightEdge = 830 @@ -22,11 +20,13 @@ One user reported success with the following parameter settings: UpDownScrolling = 1 TouchpadOff = 0 -Note though that the auto-dev protocol option doesn't work for ALPS -devices, so you have to use the "event" protocol instead and set the -device option to the correct event device. (Look for a mouse device in -/proc/bus/input/devices and see which event device it is connected -to.) Here is an example InputDevice section for the XF86Config file. +If you use a 2.6 linux kernel, you need to apply the ALPS kernel patch +in the alps.patch file. Note also that the auto-dev protocol option +doesn't work for ALPS devices, so you have to use the "event" protocol +instead and set the device option to the correct event device. (Look +for a mouse device in /proc/bus/input/devices and see which event +device it is connected to.) Here is an example InputDevice section for +the XF86Config file. Section "InputDevice" Driver "synaptics" @@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ Section "InputDevice" Option "TouchpadOff" "0" EndSection +If you use a 2.4 linux kernel, you don't need to patch the kernel, but +you should instead set "Device" and "Protocol" like this: + + Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" + Option "Protocol" "alps" + + On some (all?) ALPS hardware, it is not possible to disable tapping unless you apply the patch below. However, some users have reported that this patch breaks tap-and-drag operations, which is why the patch |