[Lenovo T440p] New Trackpad: middle button with TrackPoint are not able to perform scroll

[Yung Shen]

Accroding to bug #1294515 , this feature should be included.

Fail to scroll content with trackpoint and middle button.

Steps to reproduce:

1. hold the middle button (should be on center-top area, since it's button-less touchpad)
2. move the trackpoint

Actual results:

nothing move, tried using xev to capture information but nothing return.

Expected result:

Content/page should scroll as TrackPoint move around.

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Additoinal Information:

ubuntu@201307-13930:~$ xinput --list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint id=11 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Integrated Camera id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ ThinkPad Extra Buttons id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]

ubuntu@201307-13930:~$ xinput --list-props 11
Device 'TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint':
 Device Enabled (136): 1
 Coordinate Transformation Matrix (138): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
 Device Accel Profile (260): 0
 Device Accel Constant Deceleration (261): 1.000000
 Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (262): 1.000000
 Device Accel Velocity Scaling (263): 10.000000
 Device Product ID (254): 2, 10
 Device Node (255): "/dev/input/event4"
 Evdev Axis Inversion (301): 0, 0
 Evdev Axes Swap (303): 0
 Axis Labels (304): "Rel X" (146), "Rel Y" (147)
 Button Labels (305): "Button Left" (139), "Button Middle" (140), "Button Right" (141), "Button Wheel Up" (142), "Button Wheel Down" (143), "Button Horiz Wheel Left" (144), "Button Horiz Wheel Right" (145)
 Evdev Scrolling Distance (306): 0, 0, 0
 Evdev Middle Button Emulation (307): 0
 Evdev Middle Button Timeout (308): 50
 Evdev Third Button Emulation (309): 0
 Evdev Third Button Emulation Timeout (310): 1000
 Evdev Third Button Emulation Button (311): 3
 Evdev Third Button Emulation Threshold (312): 20
 Evdev Wheel Emulation (313): 1
 Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes (314): 6, 7, 4, 5
 Evdev Wheel Emulation Inertia (315): 10
 Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout (316): 200
 Evdev Wheel Emulation Button (317): 2
 Evdev Drag Lock Buttons (318): 0

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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: linux-image-3.16.0-23-generic 3.16.0-23.30
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.30-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 2066 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 2066 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Oct 20 03:43:58 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ef079530-e68a-45a8-95b6-84a3dd18dfd6
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-20 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20141017)
MachineType: LENOVO 20ANZ039US
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-23-generic root=UUID=fe4fceda-a7bb-4159-a6b0-84357353090c ro rootdelay=60 quiet splash initcall_debug vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-23-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.136
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: GLET21WW (0.21)
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20ANZ039US
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Defined
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrGLET21WW(0.21):bd05/24/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20ANZ039US:pvrThinkPadT440p:rvnLENOVO:rn20ANZ039US:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 20ANZ039US
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T440p
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.18 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.18-rc1-utopic/

[Ahmed Shams (ashams)]

Accroding to bug #1294515[https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1294515], this feature should be included.

Fail to scroll content with trackpoint and middle button.

Steps to reproduce:

1. hold the middle button (should be on center-top area, since it's button-less touchpad)
2. move the trackpoint

Actual results:

nothing move, tried using xev to capture information but nothing return.

Expected result:

Content/page should scroll as TrackPoint move around.

[Ahmed Shams (ashams)]

Added bugwatch

[Peter Hutterer (peter-hutterer)]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 70780 ***

[Ahmed Shams (ashams)]

Redirecting to kernel and waiting for the fix.

[Keng-Yu Lin (lexical)]

bug 1294515 did not say so. It just said the buttons on the touchpad would work.

@Yung if the bug a cert-blocker?