[Fujitsu LIFEBOOK A512] Touchpad scrolling and middle click doesn't work

[Jeremie Tamburini]

The scrolling and middle click "left and right button pushed together" doesn't work.

WORKAROUND: 1- Downloaded drivers here http://www.dahetral.com/public-download/alps-psmouse-dlkm-for-3-2-and-3-5/view
2- Moved the folder "psmouse-alps-1.3" into "/usr/src/"
3- cd /usr/src
4- sudo dkms build psmouse/alps-1.3
5- sudo dkms install psmouse/alps-1.3
6- sudo rmmod psmouse && sudo modprobe -v psmouse

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-18.32-generic 3.11.10.4
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-18-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Tue Mar 18 10:53:31 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 psmouse, alps-1.3, 3.11.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
 psmouse, alps-1.3, 3.11.0-18-lowlatency, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Fujitsu Limited. Device [10cf:16c2]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: FUJITSU LIFEBOOK A512
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-18-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=e71a3b11-0c9a-4e83-ade8-1a1090268bd1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/23/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU // Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: Version 1.16
dmi.board.name: FJNBB29
dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnFUJITSU//PhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrVersion1.16:bd10/23/2013:svnFUJITSU:pnLIFEBOOKA512:pvr:rvnFUJITSU:rnFJNBB29:rvr:cvnFUJITSU:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: LIFEBOOK A512
dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 18 10:43:53 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 1427
 vendor SAM
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1

[Jeremie Tamburini (jeremie2)]

Touchpad works "out of the box" on Ubuntu 14.04 with linux 3.13.0-20-generic

This was the xinput output with the old kernel 3.13.0-19-generic:

⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ PS/2 Generic Mouse id=13 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]

and now with 3.13.0-20-generic:

⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint id=13 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ ALPS PS/2 Device

Great!

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jeremie Tamburini, would you need a backport to a release prior to Trusty, or may this be closed as Status Invalid?

[Jeremie Tamburini (jeremie2)]

At this stage a backport would make sense only to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS which is going to be supported till 2017. I don't use it but of course a backport could be useful for other people who are using the 12.04 and planned to use it til the EOL.
I think it's up to the developers to take a decision. I'm not an expert and I have no idea if this is going to be a complicated job or not ;)

Just in case!
I've tried the "psmouse-alps-1.3" workaround on a LIVE version of 12.04 and it works. So... at least if a backport to 12.04 would be difficult/problematic, we know that the workaround works also on 12.04.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jeremie Tamburini, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1294027/comments/2 regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.