Comment 16 for bug 1537472

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John Leake (jleake) wrote : Re: [Bug 1537472] Re: Synaptics touchpad not recognised - OK on linux-image-3.13.0-74-generic 3.13.0-74.118

Hi Chris, I have read the bisect info link and I am sorry to say it is
well beyond my capability. For a start I have never built a kernel
before and have only ever used git clone in order to download and browse
through small source projects off-line.

Having said that it cannot be very time consuming for an experienced
developer to identify the problem when we know it is a module associated
with the touch pad and especially since the distance between the good
and bad versions is very close.

If bisected versions can be built for me and made available I will
gladly give them a spin and report my findings.

On 26/01/16 22:55, Christopher M. Penalver wrote:
> John Leake, the next step is to fully commit bisect from kernel
> 3.13.0-74 to 3.13.0-76 in order to identify the last good kernel commit,
> followed immediately by the first bad one. This will allow for a more
> expedited analysis of the root cause of your issue. Could you please do
> this following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBisection ?
>
> Please note, finding adjacent kernel versions is not fully commit
> bisecting.
>
> After the offending commit (not kernel version) has been identified,
> then please mark this report Status Confirmed.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> Helpful bug reporting tips:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs
>
> ** Tags removed: bios-outdated-1.45
> ** Tags added: latest-bios-1.45
>
> ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream kernel-bug-exists-
> upstream-4.5-rc1 needs-bisect
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>