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toshset package

  1. Bug #261318
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 261318

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Dana Goyette (danagoyette) wrote : Re: Xorg can't use Toshiba Laptop Support (tlsup) input device; input device does not support 'kbd' input handler

I've upgraded that Toshiba laptop to the 2.6.27-1-generic kernel; previously it was using 2.6.26-5-generic. Upgrading to the newer kernel has not produced any change in behavior. This makes sense, since the version of the tlsup module itself has not changed. It's likely that this driver simply does not properly identifty itself as a 'keyboard' device.

The 'tlsup' module currently DOES produce a regression compared to previous kernels with the toshiba_acpi support, though that module only worked once you fixed (worked around) the separate issue of acpi_fakekey brokenness -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/217504 . If tlsup cannot be fixed in time, it would be a good idea to revert to using toshiba_acpi.

I shall also attach an FDI file I tested, in an attempt to get Xorg to use the device; however, this did not work -- apparently the "/proc/bus/input/devices" output trumps the hal information.