Bug 506244

Summary: Kernel doesn't detect synaptics touchpad in F11
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Rob Gilton <rob>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 11CC: itamar, kernel-maint, quintela, tock
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Description Rob Gilton 2009-06-16 11:04:07 UTC 
Created attachment 348081 [details]
kernel-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586 dmesg output

Description of problem: synaptics touchpad doesn't get detected by the kernel under Fedora 11.

This is in a Samsung Q35 laptop.  The touchpad has worked without problems as long as I can remember (at least back to FC7).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Turn on laptop, wait for it to boot.
2. Try to move mouse using touchpad.

Actual results:
Mouse doesn't move.

Expected results:
Mouse movement.  

Additional info:
This was originally bug #505779, which was against synaptics.  I was told to register a new bug against the kernel.

The string "Synaptics" doesn't occur in /proc/bus/input/devices.

I'm attaching my dmesg in case that's useful.
Comment 1 Chuck Ebbert 2009-06-19 01:59:02 UTC 
Do you happen to have the boot messages from when the touchpad was working?
Comment 2 Rob Gilton 2009-06-19 07:39:16 UTC 
Hi Chuck,

Yes, I do.  All of the dmesg attachments to bug #242902 are from this laptop in previous Fedora releases.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=319462 is the latest one; from kernel-2.6.26.3-29.fc9.
Comment 3 tum wich 2009-06-24 13:09:31 UTC 
Hi guys
I too having same problem.
However i find that , if i use DVD disc to install. not the live cd.
The touchpad will work!... until it finish installing and boot!
still work for 1-2 times then it stop!!!!.
Occasionally rarely sometime it will decide to work again.
left an right click work fine, it just wont move. 
I now currently have carry mouse with me everywhere -_-!.
dump from dmesg

my machine is Compal EL80

usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0c45, idProduct=624f
usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
usb 1-4: Product: USB20 Camera    
usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
elantech.c: assuming hardware version 1, firmware version 2.4
elantech.c: Synaptics capabilities query result 0x00, 0x02, 0x64.
EXT4-fs: barriers enabled
kjournald2 starting: pid 78, dev sda3:8, commit interval 5 seconds

samething happen when i install ubuntu 9.04.... something to do with these new kernel and the touchpad?...
Comment 4 Rob Gilton 2009-07-20 14:03:50 UTC 
My touchpad has started working again.