The patch in

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/118834/

worked with me (partially) I have now scrolling working.

L.F.

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Wendell <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Its now been a year since this was reported, and it is still
> "unassigned". So... does anyone have a workaround?
>
> More specifically (and selfishly), I have a Latitude E6410 like Isaac
> Johnston above; did anyone with a similar laptop get this working?
>
> ** Also affects: linux (Arch Linux)
>   Importance: Undecided
>       Status: New
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359363
>
> Title:
>  Trackpad detected as PS/2 Generic Mouse
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
>  New
> Status in “linux” package in Arch Linux:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>  On the Dell Latitude XT with an Alps trackpad, the trackpad is not
>  detected as one but as a "PS/2 Generic Mouse", meaning it does not
>  work with the Synaptics driver and is lacking any trackpad-like
>  features. The expected result is that it would be detected as a
>  Synaptics touchpad (package xserver-xorg-input-synaptics is
>  installed).
>
>  I was running Intrepid with 2.6.27, where the problem existed;
>  upgrading to the Jaunty beta with 2.6.28 did not help.
>
>  uname -a reports:
>  Linux tableau 2.6.28-11-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 8 04:39:23 UTC 2009
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
>  dmesg reports: (attached)
>  [   31.541971] input: PS/2 Generic Mouse as
> /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input12
>
>  /proc/bus/input/devices reports: (attached)
>  I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
>  N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
>  P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
>  S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input12
>  U: Uniq=
>  H: Handlers=mouse4 event12
>  B: EV=7
>  B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
>  B: REL=3
>
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