On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 05:49:22PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > Or so goes the theory :-) That's what I did with 2.6.8, sure. 2.6.7 I > > > cannot build to save my life (unknown opcode dssall; that seems to ring a > > > bell and I'll search the archives). The 'ignore right mouse button > > > > Sure, it is the binutils bug. Later version of 2.6.7 have this fixed, > > kernel-source-2.6.7-4 doesn't, apparently. What did you use to build the > 2.6.7-powerpc installer image?
2.6.7-5 has the fix, and is used in the d-i daily build, and is also now in sarge. d-i rc1 has only 2.6.7-3. Because of time constraints and the rc1 freeze deadline. > > > events from crazy trackpad' patch isn't in the default kernel, and without > > > it the system is messed up to the point it gets useless. > > > > So, please help us in getting a kernel as good as possible, and submit those > > patches for inclusion. Not sure they will be accepted though, as i (and more > > importantly, Christoph) have not looked at it yet. > > Please - it's a one-line patch that can definitely be applied since there > wasn't ever any Apple with more than one mouse button, much less with a > trackpad sporting multiple buttons. Did I forget to mention there wasn't > any use of ADB outside of Apple hardware? > > --- drivers/macintosh/adbhid.c.orig 2004-03-10 23:41:43.000000000 +0100 > +++ drivers/macintosh/adbhid.c 2004-03-10 23:41:34.000000000 > +0100 > @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ > input_report_key(&adbhid[id]->input, BTN_LEFT, !((data[1] >> 7) & 1)); > input_report_key(&adbhid[id]->input, BTN_MIDDLE, !((data[2] >> 7) & 1)); > > - if (nb >= 4) > + if (nb >= 4 && adbhid[id]->mouse_kind != ADBMOUSE_TRACKPAD) > input_report_key(&adbhid[id]->input, BTN_RIGHT, !((data[3] >> > 7) & 1)); > > input_report_rel(&adbhid[id]->input, REL_X, > > Kudos to Alex Clausen for this (and Alex, I don't think there's rocket > science involved, just crappy hardware). Ah, the right thing is a bugreport against the kernel package. > > > 2.6.8 and unstable xfree86 apparently hates the Radeon 9600 - the system > > > freezes quite often when panning horizontally in the browser window. Not > > > to mention screen flicker in the console (though 2.6.7 also had that). > > > > does disabling the dri solve the issue ? I ask because i had another case > > where apparently it tried to launch the dri/drm on such a card, which > > naturally doesn't work. > > Good point. Disabling dri doesn't make it worse but I'll have to watch it > for a while yet. I'll keep you posted. Ok. Friendly, Sven Luther
