Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics Version: 1.5.0-2 Severity: important Dear Maintainer,
the ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad of my MSI laptop stopped working after upgrading to version 1.5.0 of the synaptics driver. In the log file /var/log/Xorg.0.log the following error messages appeared: [ 92617.455] X.Org X Server 1.11.2.902 (1.11.3 RC 2) Release Date: 2011-12-09 [ 92617.455] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 [ 92617.455] Build Operating System: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64 x86_64 Debian [ 92617.455] Current Operating System: Linux anjo 3.1.6 #1 Thu Dec 22 14:26:10 CET 2011 x86_64 [ 92617.455] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro hpet=force pcie_aspm=force [ 92617.455] Build Date: 10 December 2011 09:55:45PM [ 92617.455] xorg-server 2:1.11.2.902-1 (Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org>) [ 92617.455] Current version of pixman: 0.24.0 ... [ 92617.951] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics" [ 92617.951] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so [ 92617.951] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 92617.951] compiled for 1.11.2.902, module version = 1.5.0 [ 92617.951] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver [ 92617.951] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 13.0 [ 92617.952] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad' [ 92617.952] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so [ 92617.952] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: always reports core events [ 92617.952] (**) Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" [ 92617.952] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5" [ 92617.952] (EE) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: Synaptics driver unable to detect protocol [ 92617.952] (EE) PreInit returned 11 for "ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad" [ 92617.952] (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics" [ 92617.952] (II) Unloading synaptics The file /etc/X11/xorg.conf contained the line Option "Protocol" "auto-dev" After removing this line the synaptics driver worked again. My point is that in the man-page of synaptics the following text appears: Option "Protocol" "string" Specifies which kernel driver will be used by this driver. This is the list of supported drivers and their default use scenar- ios. auto-dev automatic, default (recommend) event Linux 2.6 kernel events psaux raw device access (Linux 2.4) psm FreeBSD psm driver Shouldn't this text be revised? And may be a warning about this behavior be added to the file changelog.Debian.gz? Please fell free to contact me, if further information is needed. Best regards, Jörg-Volker. -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (5, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.1.6 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-synaptics depends on: ii libc6 2.13-21 ii libx11-6 2:1.4.4-4 ii libxi6 2:1.4.3-3 ii libxtst6 2:1.2.0-3 ii xserver-xorg-core [xorg-input-abi-13] 2:1.11.2.902-1 xserver-xorg-input-synaptics recommends no packages. Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-synaptics suggests: pn gpointing-device-settings <none> pn touchfreeze <none> -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4ef5ceef.8040...@web.de