Comment 111 for bug 123775

It's actually good to see this affecting different laptops. Maybe that will encourage those that can fix this to do so. I'm stuck on Windows 7 until then.
-----Original Message-----
From: oren <email address hidden>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:27:50
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 123775] Re: Elantech touchpad is incorrectly recogonised as a
 "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse"

I just upgraded to 10.4 and I still have this issue (Dell Inspiron 11z).

What can we do to encourage developers to fix it? our laptops are not
usable without configuring this touch pad.

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Elantech touchpad is incorrectly recogonised as a "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse"
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Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: In Progress
Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
Status in “linux” source package in Hardy: Won't Fix
Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” source package in Hardy: Invalid
Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” source package in Hardy: New

Bug description:
My touchpad is incorrectly recognised as a "ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse"

"cat /proc/bus/input/devices" produces the following output:
(i also have a usb mouse plugged in ("Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"), it's still detected as above regardless of if the usb mouse is plugged in or not)

magicaltrevor:~$ cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0017 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=0100
N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input0
H: Handlers=mouse0 event0 ts0
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input1
H: Handlers=kbd event1
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=4 2000000 3802078 f840d001 feffffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7

I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100
N: Name="PC Speaker"
P: Phys=isa0061/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input2
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: EV=40001
B: SND=6

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=c00e Version=0110
N: Name="Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input3
H: Handlers=mouse1 event3 ts1
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103

I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0005 Version=0063
N: Name="ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio2/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input4
H: Handlers=mouse2 event4 ts2
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0002 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button (FF)"
P: Phys=ACPI_FPB/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input5
H: Handlers=kbd event5
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0003 Version=0000
N: Name="Sleep Button (CM)"
P: Phys=PNP0C0E/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input6
H: Handlers=kbd event6
B: EV=3
B: KEY=4000 0 0 0 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000
N: Name="Lid Switch"
P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input7
H: Handlers=event7
B: EV=21
B: SW=1

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button (CM)"
P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input8
H: Handlers=kbd event8
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0

--following is irrelevant as it is a elantech touchpad, kept here for history...
"cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log |grep synaptics" outputs:

(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found (checked 19 nodes)
(EE) Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"

where as "sudo tpconfig -i" outputs:

Found Synaptics Touchpad.
Firmware: 8.96 (multiple-byte mode).
Sensor type: unknown (0).
Geometry: rectangular/landscape/up.
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.
--end of irrelevant text

This is on a clean fiesty install on a MSI M660 Laptop.
This also applies to the live cd of gusty tribe 2.

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