> I remember an issue from 1.5 years ago, when I did an update on (then > testing) Etch which led to a touchpad problem. I think the > Synaptics touchpad was somehow related to pcmcia stuff (yenta socket) > and hotplug used to recognize it automatically before the update. > (This was an Averatec 3250 laptop.) > > The update introduced udev, but that didn't work for kernels older than > 2.6.15 (the Sarge kernel is 2.6.8) and it conflicted with hotplug. Also > there was an issue related to pcmcia-cs (for older than 2.6.13) vs. > pcmcia-utils (for 2.6.13 or higher). > > Maybe making sure you have the Etch kernel, udev, and pcmcia-utils would > solve your touchpad problem. > > Selim T. ErdoÄan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Salim, Thanks for the reply, you maybe on to something with the pointing device. Following Florian's instructions I have been able to get to the X gray screen.
I upgraded to Sarge 2.6.8 a few months ago to get something working that required the 686 intel stuff. Thanks, John T. Lapp System Admin. On-Site Services.
