Dell Precision M4500 trackpad is detected as a PS/2 Generic Mouse
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
My Dell Precision M4500 trackpad is detected as a mouse instead of a trackpad, this means that the Gnome System-
This means I cannot disable the touchpad tap-to-click functionality off and because it is very sensitive, typing without the cursor jumping around is a problem.
I have tried upgrading to Maverick-Proposed to see if the bug fix for this bug https:/
Applying the fix in https:/
WORKAROUND: https:/
~$ uname -a
Linux gba-jbaxter2-ub 2.6.35-27-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Tue Feb 22 20:25:46 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux
~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 10.10 \n \l
~$ cat /proc/bus/
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/
S: Sysfs=/
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse1 event13
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3
~$ cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i mouse
[ 18.138] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 18.484] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/
[ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: always reports core events
[ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/
[ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
[ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found relative axes
[ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
[ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: Configuring as mouse
[ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 18.484] (**) PS/2 Generic Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelIne
[ 18.484] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Generic Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
[ 18.484] (II) PS/2 Generic Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
[ 18.484] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Generic Mouse (/dev/input/mouse1)
However Synaptics detects it ok
~$ sudo tpconfig -i
Found Synaptics Touchpad.
Firmware: 8.96 (multiple-byte mode).
Sensor type: unknown (0).
Geometry: rectangular/
Packets: absolute, 80 packets per second.
Corner taps disabled; no tap gestures.
Edge motion: none.
Z threshold: 6 of 7.
2 button mode; corner tap is right button click.
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8260000 irq 47'
Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1C5'
Components : 'HDA:111d76d5,
Controls : 16
Simple ctrls : 11
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xe3080000 irq 16'
Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0a HDMI/DP'
Components : 'HDA:10de000a,
Controls : 16
Simple ctrls : 4
CheckboxSubmission: 36b3efd452ac946
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a55581
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M4500
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.52
Tags: natty running-unity
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-18 (90 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin mythtv netdev plugdev sambashare tape vboxusers video
WifiSyslog:
dmi.bios.date: 11/20/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 0RRH3K
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A03
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Precision M4500
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → New |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: needs-upstream-testing |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
I have tested this bug using the Natty Narwhal Alpha 3 release and it still does not work.