Description of problem: If i boot the mentioned computer with an external ps/2 mouse connected, the touchpad/pointing-stick stops working. If i boot in external or internal config, i can't plugin/plugout my external ps/2 mouse (change configuration) without making trouble - i loose all contact with the mouse untill reboot. Changing config back doesn't make it any better. I i check console and touch the touchpad, the following message is displayed: psmouse.c: TouchPad at iso0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.11-1.1275_FC4 How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot computer with external ps/2 mouse (or without) 2.Log into X11 etc (i do not know if X11 is neccessary to produce this bug) 3.Unplug mouse (plugin mouse) 4.Mouse becomes unresponsive Actual results: Mouse becomes unresponsive Expected results: Mouse detected and working Additional info: Same happened in Ubuntu Hoary
Any better with the errata kernel ?
It is still there - if i boot the computer without a mouse connected, and then plugin a ps/2 mouse, same thing happen. If i merely touch the touchpad (or pointing stick, or external mouse), my console gets filled up with the messages mentioned. If i disconnect the mouse again, it still doesn't work. To get the mouse back i need to reboot or connect an USB mouse. This is kernel 2.6.13-1.1621_FC5, rawhide.
2.6.14-1.1637_FC4 has been released as an update for FC4. Please retest with this update, as a large amount of code has been changed in this release, which may have fixed your problem. Thank you.
I'm sorry, but the laptop isn't in my hands atm, so i can't install OS'es etc. to it. I can however boot it with a live-cd and test, if you know of something that should produce the same results as the fedora kernel (some liveCD with similar/same/newer kernel)
sadly, we dont have livecd's yet (though some work is going on there for fc5 I believe). I'll put this back into NEEDINFO_REPORTER, feel free to just leave it set that way until you get a chance to test. (Note, that adding a comment will automatically transition it back out of NEEDINFO. "Curse you bugzilla!")
This is a mass-update to all currently open kernel bugs. A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.15-1.1830_FC4) based upon a new upstream kernel release. Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that may address this problem. This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO_REPORTER state. Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed. Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a comment to the bug. If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613. Thank you.
The computer is a bit broken atm (bad LCD panel backligthing), but i can connect an external disp. to it. Do you know of any liveCD with a comparable kernel, that i could stick into the computer and test? It probably doesn't even have do do x11, as long as the terminal mouse services daemon is running, ill guess... Gentoo live-CD perhaps?
[This comment added as part of a mass-update to all open FC4 kernel bugs] FC4 has now transitioned to the Fedora legacy project, which will continue to release security related updates for the kernel. As this bug is not security related, it is unlikely to be fixed in an update for FC4, and has been migrated to FC5. Please retest with Fedora Core 5. Thank you.
A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5) based upon a new upstream kernel release. Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that may address this problem. This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO state. Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed. Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a comment to the bug. In the last few updates, some users upgrading from FC4->FC5 have reported that installing a kernel update has left their systems unbootable. If you have been affected by this problem please check you only have one version of device-mapper & lvm2 installed. See bug 207474 for further details. If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613. If this bug has been fixed, but you are now experiencing a different problem, please file a separate bug for the new problem. Thank you.
Same problem on F7 test 3 on a Dell Inspiron 8100: psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 2 bytes away. psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 2 bytes away. psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 3 bytes away. Using kernel-2.6.20-1.3104.fc7
no more bytes thrown away on i586 kernel instead of i686
(this is a mass-close to kernel bugs in NEEDINFO state) As indicated previously there has been no update on the progress of this bug therefore I am closing it as INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Please re-open if the issue still occurs for you and I will try to assist in its resolution. Thank you for taking the time to report the initial bug. If you believe that this bug was closed in error, please feel free to reopen this bug.