Debian Bug report logs - #653156
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: description in man-page brakes functionality of the driver

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: description in man-page brakes functionality of the driver

Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:09:03 +0100

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 <kibi@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

Message #10 received at 653156@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>

To: Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de>, 653156@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#653156: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: description in man-page brakes functionality of the driver

Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:52:08 +0100

On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 14:09:03 +0100, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:

> 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.
> 
Can you test
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/commit/?id=0cd5a77c3a455e942929eb4d5412fa51630ed13f
and tell us if that fixes it for you?

Cheers,
Julien

Message #15 received at 653156@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de>

To: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>

Cc: 653156@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#653156: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: description in man-page brakes functionality of the driver

Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:37:26 +0100

Hi Julien,

with the synaptics version 1.5.99 my old /etc/X11/xorg.conf containing the
"Protocol" "auto-dev" option works.
I downloaded the archive

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/snapshot/xf86-input-synaptics-0cd5a77c3a455e942929eb4d5412fa51630ed13f.tar.bz2

compiled and installed synaptics_drv.so and restarted the X server.
In /var/log/Xorg.0.log it now reads

[170712.540] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
[170712.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[170712.540] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[170712.540] 	compiled for 1.11.2.902, module version = 1.5.99
[170712.540] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[170712.540] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 13.0
[170712.540] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad'
[170712.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
[170712.540] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: always reports core events
[170712.540] (**) Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
[170712.540] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
[170712.540] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: x-axis range 32 - 544
etc.

Thanks for your care.

Best regards,
Jörg-Volker.


Julien Cristau wrote, on 12/24/11 14:52:
> On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 14:09:03 +0100, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:
> 
>> 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.
>>
> Can you test
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/commit/?id=0cd5a77c3a455e942929eb4d5412fa51630ed13f
> and tell us if that fixes it for you?
> 
> Cheers,
> Julien
> 
> 

Message #20 received at 653156@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>

To: Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de>, 653156@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#653156: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: description in man-page brakes functionality of the driver

Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:50:58 +0100

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Hi,

Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> (24/12/2011):
[…] 
> compiled and installed synaptics_drv.so and restarted the X server.
> In /var/log/Xorg.0.log it now reads
> 
> [170712.540] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
> [170712.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
> [170712.540] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> [170712.540] 	compiled for 1.11.2.902, module version = 1.5.99
> [170712.540] 	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
> [170712.540] 	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 13.0
> [170712.540] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad'
> [170712.540] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
> [170712.540] (**) ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: always reports core events
> [170712.540] (**) Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
> [170712.540] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event5"
> [170712.540] (--) synaptics: ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad: x-axis range 32 - 544
> etc.
> 
> Thanks for your care.

thanks for the report and the quick test.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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Message #29 received at 653156-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>

To: Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de>, 653156-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#653156: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: description in man-page brakes functionality of the driver

Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 10:55:49 +0200

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Version: 1.5.99.901-1

Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> (24/12/2011):
> thanks for the report and the quick test.

Closing this bug now that the package reached the archive.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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