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diff --git a/docs/COMPATIBILITY b/docs/COMPATIBILITY new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c71fc34 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/COMPATIBILITY @@ -0,0 +1,309 @@ +Acer 661 LCi +Acer Aspire 1353LC +Acer Aspire 1353XC +Acer Aspire 1511 LMi +Acer Aspire 1601LC +Acer Aspire 1703SM +Acer Aspire 2000 (Requires 2.6 kernel but *NOT* the ALPS patch) +Acer Aspire 2010 +Acer Aspire 2020 +Acer Aspire 3003WLMi +Acer Aspire 3023 +Acer Aspire 5670 +Acer Aspire 5672 +Acer Aspire 9301AWSMi +Acer Extensa 3001 WLMi +Acer Ferrari 3000LMi +Acer Ferrari 3200 +Acer TravelMate 210TEV +Acer TravelMate 220 +Acer TravelMate 2310 +Acer TravelMate 234LC +Acer TravelMate 244LM +Acer TravelMate 2501LC +Acer TravelMate 280 +Acer TravelMate 290 (ALPS touchpad) +Acer TravelMate 330T +Acer TravelMate 340T +Acer TravelMate 350TE +Acer TravelMate 420DLC +Acer TravelMate 451Cli +Acer TravelMate 4672 WLMi +Acer TravelMate 521TE +Acer TravelMate 522TXV +Acer TravelMate 525TE +Acer TravelMate 533LCi +Acer TravelMate 630 +Acer TravelMate 634LCi +Acer TravelMate 739TL +Acer TravelMate 800LCI +Acer TravelMate 8104 WLMi +Airis Diamond 630 +Airis Pragma 750 +Aopen Openbook 1545/1545D +Apple iBook G4 +Arima A520-K7 +Aristo Smart 300 +ASUS A1000 +ASUS A2500 +ASUS A3500L +ASUS A6000G +ASUS A6Km-Q010H +ASUS A6VA +ASUS A7F +ASUS B1500 +ASUS Degatto D1 +ASUS L2000B +ASUS L2400D +ASUS L3500D +ASUS L3500H +ASUS L3800C +ASUS L8400 series +ASUS M2400A +ASUS M2400E +ASUS M2400N +ASUS M3000N +ASUS M5N +ASUS M6700N +ASUS S1300 +ASUS S5200N +ASUS Z62J +ASUS Z71V +BenQ JoyBook 2100E +Clevo 5600P +Clevo M375C +Clevo M385C +Compal CL56-15 +COMPAQ Armada 1750 (Requires reset hack) +COMPAQ Armada M300 +COMPAQ Armada M700 +COMPAQ EVO N1015v +COMPAQ EVO N1020v +COMPAQ EVO N160 +COMPAQ EVO N180 +COMPAQ EVO N600c +COMPAQ EVO N800v +COMPAQ Presario 1200 +COMPAQ Presario 1213EA +COMPAQ Presario 12XL125 +COMPAQ Presario 1510US +COMPAQ Presario 1685 +COMPAQ Presario 1710T +COMPAQ Presario 1723EA +COMPAQ Presario 1800 +COMPAQ Presario 1800XL584 +COMPAQ Presario 18XL580 +COMPAQ Presario 2100Z +COMPAQ Presario 2100US +COMPAQ Presario 2155US +COMPAQ Presario 2500 +COMPAQ Presario 2510EA +COMPAQ Presario 2825EA +COMPAQ Presario 700 (US/EA) +COMPAQ Presario 711EA +COMPAQ Presario 912RSH +COMPAQ Presario 915US +COMPAQ Presario R3000 (ALPS touchpad) +Compaq Presario V5204NR +DELL Inspiron 1100 +DELL Inspiron 2100 +DELL Inspiron 2200 +DELL Inspiron 2500 +DELL Inspiron 2600 +DELL Inspiron 2650 +DELL Inspiron 300m +DELL Inspiron 3500 +DELL Inspiron 4000 +DELL Inspiron 4100 (but maybe not every model has a Synaptics touchpad, US models + seem to have it, the German models don't) +DELL Inspiron 4150 +DELL Inspiron 5000 +DELL Inspiron 500m (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Inspiron 5100 +DELL Inspiron 5150 +DELL Inspiron 6000 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Inspiron 7000 +DELL Inspiron 7500 +DELL Inspiron 8000 +DELL Inspiron 8100 +DELL Inspiron 8200 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Inspiron 8500 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Inspiron 8600 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Latitude C400 +DELL Latitude C600 +DELL Latitude C610 +DELL Latitude C640 +DELL Latitude C800 +DELL Latitude CSx +DELL Latitude CPi +DELL Latitude CPx (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Latitude D505 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Latitude D600 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Latitude D610 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Latitude D800 (ALPS touchpad) +DELL Latitude L400 +DELL Latitude LS400 +DELL Latitude X1 +DELL Latitude X300 +Desknote A900 +Desknote A928 +ECS A-530 Transmeta 5600 +ECS Desknote i-Buddie A900 +EMachines M5305 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO A1667G +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO A 7600 (ALPS touchpad) +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO D P4 (FH2) +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO D 6800 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO D 7830 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO L 6810 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO L 7300 (ALPS touchpad) +Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M 1420 +Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M 1425 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO M 6100 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO M 6300 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO M-6800 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO M-7400 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO M-7800 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO M-8800 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO Pro V2020 +Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO Si1520 +Fujitsu-Siemens LIFEBOOK C-1010 and C-1020 +Fujitsu-Siemens LIFEBOOK E7010 (ALPS touchpad) +Fujitsu-Siemens LIFEBOOK P7010D +Fujitsu-Siemens LIFEBOOK P7120D +Fujitsu-Siemens LIFEBOOK S-2020 (ALPS touchpad) +Fujitsu-Siemens LIFEBOOK S-4572 (ALPS touchpad) +Gateway 200X +Gateway 450XL +Gateway 600S +Gateway 7405GX +Gateway MX 3228 +Gateway Solo 9300 +Gericom A2 +Gericom Cinema XXL +Gericom Hummer 2430 +Gericom M6T +Gericom Masterpiece 2030 (works partly) +Gericom Webboy +Gericom Webgine +Gericom X5 +Gericom X5 Force +HP Compaq NC6000 +HP Compaq nw8240 +HP Compaq NX6110 +HP Compaq NX6120 +HP Compaq NX7000 +HP Compaq NX7010 +HP Compaq NX9000 +HP Compaq NX9010 +HP N6395 +HP NW8000 +HP Omnibook 4150 +HP Omnibook 6000 +HP Omnibook 6100 +HP Omnibook XE3 500 +HP Omnibook XE3 GC (F2397) +HP Omnibook XE3 GF +HP Omnibook XE3L (F3446J) +HP Omnibook XE4400 +HP Omnibook XT1000 (F3433) +HP Pavilion DV1475EA +HP Pavilion N3250 +HP Pavilion N3350 +HP Pavilion ZD7000 +HP Pavilion ZD8000 +HP Pavilion ZE4101 +HP Pavilion ZE4125 +HP Pavilion ZE4420us +HP Pavilion ZE4521ea +HP Pavilion ZE4610us +HP Pavilion ZE5400 +HP Pavilion ZT3000 +HP Pavilion ZV5000 (ALPS touchpad) +HP Special Edition L2000 +IBM ThinkPad R40 +IBM ThinkPad R50 +IBM ThinkPad T30 +IBM ThinkPad T40 +IBM ThinkPad T40p +IBM ThinkPad T41 +IBM ThinkPad T42 +INote 88EPS +IPC Powernote S +Jewel Saffier 1500 +Lenovo 3000 C100 +LG LM50 +Los Alamos LUP4SA2 +MAXDATA Pro 5000X +MAXDATA Pro 8000X +MBO N.B.V.O. 1800+ (aka Mitac MiNote 8375) +Medion 41700 +Medion MD40100 +Medion MD5400 +Medion MD9467 aka ASUS 8400K +Medion MD9580-F - Aldi (Nord) +Medion MD9626 +Mitac 6120N +NEC Versa E400 +NEC Versa M400 +Packard Bell Easy Note E3259SE +Panasonic CF-R1 +Panasonic CF-R3 +Panasonic Toughbook W2 +PowerPro C 3:16 +Prestigio Nobile 156 +RoverBook F219 +Samsung GT8800DXV +Samsung P30 +Samsung Q10 +Samsung Q20 +Samsung V20 +Samsung X20 +Sharp Actius MM10 +Sharp Actius UM32W +Sharp Muramasa PC-MV1-5CA +Sharp PC-FS2518 +Siemens Nixdorf Scenic Mobile 710 +SONY VAIO FX405 (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO GR7/K +SONY VAIO GRX570 +SONY VAIO PCG-FX701 (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO PCG-GRX650 +SONY VAIO PCG-NV105 (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO PCG-TR1A (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO VGN-A115S (ALPS touchpad) +Sony VAIO VGN-S4XP (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO VGN-SZ72B (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO VGN-UX50 (ALPS dualpoint touchpad) +SONY VAIO Z1 (ALPS touchpad) +SONY VAIO Z505SX (ALPS touchpad) +Sotec 3120X +Targa Visionary Pro +Targa Visionary XP-210 +Toshiba 1105 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba 1410-303 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba A20 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba A25 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba EX1/524CDET (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Portege 2000 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Portege 3500 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Portege A100 +Toshiba Portege R200 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Qosmio E-15 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite 1130-Z23 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite 1400-103 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite 1800 +Toshiba Satellite 2410 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite A10 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite A40 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite A50-543 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite A75-S209 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite M30 +Toshiba Satellite P25-607 +Toshiba Satellite Pro 2100 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Satellite S3000-514 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Tecra A3 (ALPS touchpad) +Toshiba Tecra A4 +Toshiba Tecra A8 +Toshiba Tecra M2 (ALPS touchpad) +Vobis Highscreen XI 14-C1200 (Same as Yakumo Q5M 1.2GHz) diff --git a/docs/trouble-shooting.txt b/docs/trouble-shooting.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3d2e012 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/trouble-shooting.txt @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ +Trouble-shooting guide +---------------------- + +Contents +-------- + +1. Check that the touchpad is correctly detected by the kernel +2. Check that an external PS/2 mouse isn't causing problems +3. Check if some other program is using the /dev/psaux device +4. Check that the evdev kernel driver is available +5. Check that the synaptics driver is properly loaded by the X server +6. Check that the touchpad is enabled in the BIOS/hardware + + +1. Check that the touchpad is correctly detected by the kernel +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +If you are using a 2.6 linux kernel, check the /proc/bus/input/devices +file. The touchpad must be identified a "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" +or an "AlpsPS/2 ALPS TouchPad". If it is identified as a "PS/2 Generic +Mouse" or "PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad", something is wrong. + +Possible fixes: + +1. Check your BIOS settings. Some BIOSes can do USB -> PS/2 mouse + emulation which can interfere with the touchpad. There may be a way + to disable the legacy mouse emulation from the BIOS setup program. + +2. Arrange so that the kernel initializes the USB subsystem before the + PS/2 touchpad. Initializing the USB mouse sometimes disables the + BIOS emulation. Compiling psmouse as a module and loading it in + /etc/rc.d/rc.local usually assures the USB is initialized first. + +3. Disconnect the USB mouse and restart the computer. (Not really a fix, + but can help when trying to figure out what's wrong.) + +4. Make sure your boot loader doesn't pass any parameter to the kernel + that disables mouse extensions. ("psmouse_proto=bare" for example). + Alternatively, if psmouse is compiled as a module, make sure that + modprobe doesn't pass such parameters. Check /etc/modprobe.conf and + "rmmod psmouse; modprobe -v psmouse". + +If you run a 2.4 kernel or an non-linux kernel, the +/proc/bus/input/devices file is not available, but the BIOS setting +could be relevant anyway. + + +2. Check that an external PS/2 mouse isn't causing problems +----------------------------------------------------------- + +If you want to use an external PS/2 mouse at the same time as the +synaptics touchpad driver, you must use a 2.6 linux kernel and your +hardware (keyboard controller) must support active multiplexing. You +should see something like this when the computer boots: + + mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice + i8042.c: Detected active multiplexing controller, rev 1.1. + serio: i8042 AUX0 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 + serio: i8042 AUX1 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 + serio: i8042 AUX2 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 + serio: i8042 AUX3 port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 + +If you don't use a 2.6 kernel or your hardware doesn't support active +multiplexing, you can't use an external PS/2 mouse together with the +touchpad driver. + + +3. Check if some other program is using the /dev/psaux device +------------------------------------------------------------- + +If you use a 2.4 linux kernel, only one program at a time can reliably +read from /dev/psaux. This means that if you for example have GPM +running, it will probably prevent the synaptics driver from working +correctly. It also means that if you have a second InputDevice in your +X configuration file, it must not read from /dev/psaux. You probably +want it to read from /dev/input/mice instead, which will handle USB +mice in both 2.4 and 2.6 linux kernels, and both USB and external PS/2 +mice if you use a 2.6 kernel. + +The 2.6 linux kernel fixes the /dev/psaux shortcoming, so that you can +safely run GPM and the synaptics driver at the same time. + + +4. Check that the evdev kernel driver is available +-------------------------------------------------- + +If you are using a 2.6 linux kernel, the evdev kernel driver is needed +for the X driver to be able to communicate with the kernel driver. +Check the /proc/bus/input/devices file. The Handlers= line should +contain an event device name, like this: + + H: Handlers=mouse0 event0 + +If there is no event handler, you either have to load the evdev kernel +module or recompile the kernel and build it into the kernel. If you +don't want to recompile the kernel, adding "/sbin/modprobe evdev" to +/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit usually works. + + +5. Check that the synaptics driver is properly loaded by the X server +--------------------------------------------------------------------- + +The X log file is usually called /var/log/XFree86.0.log or +/var/log/Xorg.0.log. It should contain something like this: + + (II) LoadModule: "synaptics" + (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/synaptics_drv.o + (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation" + compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 1.0.0 + Module class: X.Org XInput Driver + ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4 + +If the LoadModule line is missing, you probably forgot to add + + Load "synaptics" + +to the "Module" section in the X config file, or you modified the +wrong config file. Some systems that have been upgraded from XFree86 +to Xorg or from XFree86 3.x to XFree86 4.x can have multiple config +files in the /etc/X11/ directory, but only one is used. + +Next, check that the log file also contains a line like this: + + (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.13.4 + +If there is no such line, there is probably a binary compatibility +problem between the synaptics driver and the X server. + +Possible fixes: + +1. Try upgrading to the latest synaptics driver. + +2. Try installing the X SDK package if it is available for your + version of X. (In Fedora Core 2, that package is called + xorg-x11-sdk-6.7.0-2.i386.rpm.) Then re-compile the synaptics + driver and try again. + +3. Make sure the driver is compiled with the same compiler version as + the X server. + + +6. Check that the touchpad is enabled in the BIOS/hardware +---------------------------------------------------------- + +On some computers, it is possible to disable the touchpad either with +a special key combination, from the BIOS, or with a special touchpad +on/off button. On some machines, cycling the power doesn't +automatically reenable the touchpad. + +If the touchpad appears to be dead, try to enable it from the BIOS or +using a key combination. One user also reported that he had to remove +the computer battery to make his touchpad operational again. |