On Sun, 2007-08-12 at 04:50 +0530, Rahul Samuel wrote: > I have been trying to install linux in my HP 500 laptop but all have > failed. I last installed the Debian 4 and this also doesnt work. > Please help. > > Everything goes fine, but when the GUI comes up my touch pad doesnt > work at all. After installation also the touchpad is probably not even > detected. [...]
Hello. The guys at Ubuntu say that it's a bug in the Linux kernel: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/96598 Ubuntu has an updated 2.6.20 kernel now that corrects this issue. If you're using Debian 4.0 Etch (stable), though, the latest version you can "officially" install is 2.6.18-4. But the patch should have been applied to version 2.6.21 that's available in Debian's testing repository. You can try installing this package, e.g. from: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.21-2-686_2.6.21-6_i386.deb Just download and install it, then reboot and select the new kernel - you should see a new boot option. If it doesn't help, you'll be able to boot the previous kernel and remove the new one - so don't worry, the whole thing won't hurt your system. Anyway, this is easier then the ugly hack mentioned at the first link above. Good luck! -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
