Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
Hi Ashton, > I was not aware such a thing existed. Would you mind pointing me in > the right direction for this? No problem, here's the link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/550625/comments/492 It's the same link as in my first message to this thread, though. So if for some reason, it shouldn't directly point to the post about the dkms package, then go to comment 492 in the bug entry and you will find the package. All the best, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120106120525.7d256eef@anastasia
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
On 05/01/12 23:58, Florian Snow wrote: Hi Ashton, In the launchpad bug entry, there is also a dkms package which is what I use so I don't have to rebuild manually in case of a kernel update. Did that not work for you? Florian Hi Florian, I was not aware such a thing existed. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction for this? This would certainly be very helpful as I am trying (read: struggling) to get 3.x kernel working on this machine (the hurdle seems to be nVidia...I'm wondering whether I should just bite the bullet and upgrade to Sid). Ashton -- Ashton Fagg ([email protected]) Web: http://www.fagg.id.au/~ashton/ Keep calm and call Batman. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
Hi Ashton, In the launchpad bug entry, there is also a dkms package which is what I use so I don't have to rebuild manually in case of a kernel update. Did that not work for you? Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120105145841.044238d7@anastasia
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
On 12/12/11 20:25, Ashton Fagg wrote: G'day list, I have a Dell Latitude E6410 and after months of putting up with no touchpad scrolling out of sheer laziness I've decided to bite the bullet and try to get it going. Hi list, Well I've finally got everything sorted, so I thought I would post what I did on the list for anyone else who may stumble upon the archives of this (nothing worse than finding someone with the exact same problem, but no solution, right? :). In order to get touchpad scrolling working, a few things had to happen: 1) Upgrade to a newer kernel (I used the backports kernel, 2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64) 2) I have the nVidia graphics card, and use the proprietary nVidia drivers (*ptooey*). DKMS needs a bit of a massage to work correctly with the backports kernel. See [1]. Note you will need to boot the new kernel before you run the fix outline in the link. If you don't want to do that, replace all instances of "$(uname -r)" with "linux-2.6.39-bpo.2-amd54" (without the quotation marks) before you run it and it should be fine. After I applied this fix, I booted the new kernel and everything was happy. 3) Download the sources for the backports kernel, patch psmouse and build the new module. There are instructions available for Ubuntu (see [2]), however I've adapted them for Debian. Also make sure you have the correct kernel headers installed. apt-get install -t squeeze-backports linux-source-2.6.39 apt-get build-dep --no-install-recommends linux-image-$(uname -r) Then, as root: cd /usr/src tar -xvf linux-source-2.6.39.tar.bz2 cd linux-source-2.6.39/drivers/input/mouse wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/57421117/patch-dell-e6510 patch -p0 < path-dell-e6510 make -C /lib/modules/'uname -r'/build M='pwd' psmouse.ko rmmod psmouse (at this point you will lose the touchpad temporarily) cd /lib/modules/'uname -r'/kernel/drivers/input/mouse/ cp psmouse.ko psmouse.ko.bak (this backs up the old module, just in case) cd /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.39/drivers/input/mouse cp psmouse.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/input/mouse/ modprobe psmouse At this point, the touchpad should work complete with scrolling. Enjoy! However every time the kernel package gets update, you will have to reapply the fix. An rmmod, copying the patched module back to where it needs to go and a modprobe should be sufficient. Cheers, Ashton. [1] - http://www.vultaire.net/blog/2011/08/14/using-nvidia-drivers-on-debian-squeeze-64-bit-with-backported-kernel/ [2] - http://budts.be/weblog/2010/12/dell-latitude-e6510-screen-and-touchpad -- Ashton Fagg ([email protected]) Web: http://www.fagg.id.au/~ashton/ Keep calm and call Batman. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
On 14 December 2011 21:09, Florian Snow wrote: > Hey Ashton, > > >> I will certainly try this out. Which backports kernel have you >> upgraded to? > > I upgraded to 2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64. The patch should apply cleanly to > kernel 2.6.38 and newer. > > >> And how does that fare as far as nVidia drivers go >> (assuming you haven't got the Intel integrated option, of course)? > > I got the integrated Intel graphics because I knew there was decent > driver support. Then again, the proprietary driver should still work if > you compile the kernel module yourself. But I can't tell you more about > that; I don't have the nVidia card and I only have free software > repositories activated. I think going with noveau might actually be a > good option. The driver is supposed to be pretty decent these days. > > Best regards, > Florian G'day Florian, Thanks a bunch, I'll give this a go and report back. Cheers, Ashton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAFxD2arfVBvvqrXpjOeQr1s=+CevrRD+kvYOP_ouo=nmq-m...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
Hey Ashton, > I will certainly try this out. Which backports kernel have you > upgraded to? I upgraded to 2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64. The patch should apply cleanly to kernel 2.6.38 and newer. > And how does that fare as far as nVidia drivers go > (assuming you haven't got the Intel integrated option, of course)? I got the integrated Intel graphics because I knew there was decent driver support. Then again, the proprietary driver should still work if you compile the kernel module yourself. But I can't tell you more about that; I don't have the nVidia card and I only have free software repositories activated. I think going with noveau might actually be a good option. The driver is supposed to be pretty decent these days. Best regards, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111214120940.20c93bb8@anastasia
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
Hello Ashton, I'm not sure if those two patches are the same, but I was able to apply a patch that comes from Ubuntu. It got the touchpad on my Latitude E6410 working pretty much flawlessly, including multitouch. I'm running stable, so I had to upgrade to a kernel from backports, but I guess on sid, the patch will apply cleanly. It might be worth a try. The patch can be found here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/550625/comments/492 There are also some additional tips in other comments on that bug, regarding overly sensitive touchpads and so on. The maintainer is also asking for help figuring out some more things about different hardware revisions of this touchpad. So maybe you can even help out there and thus improve future support of the touchpad. Maybe the patch will even do something for Johann's problems, even though I can't see a connection to his keyboard problems (it's the first time I heard about multiple keystrokes; sounds like a hardware problem to me). I hope this helps, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111213103456.44fc2ccc@anastasia
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
On 12 December 2011 21:23, Johann Spies wrote: > Hallo Ashton, G'day Johann, Thanks for your response. > I got my E6410 15 months ago and gave up on the trackpad long ago. I am > mostly using an external usb-keyboard with this laptop because when it is > under load I get many keyboard errors like repetitive characters. That does > not happen with the external keyboard. I can't say I've experienced this, although I do get the occasional mouse click for no apparent reason. I can't be sure whether this is due to me accidentally hitting the touchpad when I type (I too usually use an external keyboard and this seems to remedy this) or something software related, but it's very rare and definitely not what you described. Are you sure it's not hardware related? I've not heard of that before. > If someone can sort this laptop's keyboard/trackpad behaviour out under > Debian I will be glad. Would certainly be nice! Although my research indicates it's a mainline kernel issue and not a Debian-specific issue. > I am running Sid. Out of curiosity - do you have any comparison in terms of general compatibility with this machine (versus stable)? > Regards > Johann Regards, Ashton Fagg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cafxd2aqgq91-og_odmorctvzcdxoeeivgpk3uodwpexhggz...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Dell Latitude E6410: Touchpad Scrolling
Hallo Ashton, On 12 December 2011 12:25, Ashton Fagg wrote: > > Has anyone managed to get this going? I'd greatly appreciate any > pointers which anyone may be able to give. Please let me know if > there's anything else you would like to see. > > I got my E6410 15 months ago and gave up on the trackpad long ago. I am mostly using an external usb-keyboard with this laptop because when it is under load I get many keyboard errors like repetitive characters. That does not happen with the external keyboard. If someone can sort this laptop's keyboard/trackpad behaviour out under Debian I will be glad. I am running Sid. Regards Johann -- Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. (Psalm 63:3)
