i can confirm that the issue is still present with the stable linux kernel
2.6.33.  I've experienced this issue on both of my HP laptops (dv6500 and
dv9500) with the 2.6.33 kernel.  i have not yet tested 2.6.34rc

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Jeremy Foshee
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Hi Erik,
>
> If you could also please test the latest upstream kernel available that
> would be great.  It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the
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> ** Tags added: needs-upstream-testing
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> ** Tags added: kj-triage
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> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
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> HP touchpad-disable switch damages mouse and focus capability
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/546503
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> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xorg
>
> There's a chance this is more of a kernel bug than an xorg bug.  I'm not
> sure.
>
> My HP Pavilion dv5t has a touchpad-disable button that's sometimes
> necessary when typing at a long stretch and you don't want to accidentally
> center-click in the window.
>
> I disabled the touchpad and was not able to make it come back.  The little
> light goes from orange to white, which is an indication that the hardware
> thinks it's re-enabled.
>
> The problem can manifest in a few different ways.
>
> Sometimes the cursor moves but cannot click or focus anything.
> Sometimes the cursor simply will no longer react.
> Sometimes restarting GDM does not solve the problem.
>
> This last time, I even fully rebooted and was unable to get the mouse back.
>  I was lucky that a little fiddling with the disable switch and restarting
> GDM again made it come back.
>
> I'm inclined to think this kernel output is involved:
>
> Mar 24 15:50:06 localhost kernel: [  786.963086] psmouse.c: TouchPad at
> isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 4 bytes away.
> Mar 24 15:50:06 localhost kernel: [  787.476687] psmouse.c: resync failed,
> issuing reconnect request
>
> ...but it looks like it's happened in my logs at times when this effect was
> not seen.  I believe the rest of my dmesg output is attached, so maybe
> there's something else in there that's enlightening.
>
> Let me know if you need any more info from me.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Wed Mar 24 15:56:28 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
> Package: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+3ubuntu1
> ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=650bb976-0265-4231-9b83-2aecd789085f ro quiet splash
>  crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M
> ProcEnviron:
>  LC_COLLATE=C
>  PATH=(custom, user)
>  LANG=en_US.utf8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
> SourcePackage: xorg
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic x86_64
> dmi.bios.date: 08/20/2009
> dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> dmi.bios.version: F.21
> dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
> dmi.board.name: 3603
> dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
> dmi.board.version: 02.26
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
> dmi.chassis.version: N/A
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.21:bd08/20/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv5NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn3603:rvr02.26:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
> dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
> dmi.product.version: Rev 1
> dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
> system:
>  distro:             Ubuntu
>  codename:           lucid
>  architecture:       x86_64
>  kernel:             2.6.32-17-generic
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