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Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed

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Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> writes:

> On 2026-06-27, John Forkosh wrote:
> 
> > Not fixed (not by a long shot), but maybe a hint.
> 
> You're definitely on the right track with looking closely at the kernel
> drivers.  That's certainly where I am imagining you'll find the cause
> of your problem.  I would be comparing dmesg output on both working
> and non-working installations, to see if that can provide more insight.
> 
> Try "dmesg | grep -is synaptics" in each case and see how they differ.
> Probably also worth trying "dmesg | grep -is mouse" and "dmesg |
> grep -is touchpad", though they may each offer less insight.

Ah, Synaptics.  I never did get a Synaptics mouse pad to work w/ Slack
14.2 on an Acer E17 despite lots of time wasted on trying.  Maybe
Synaptics is trying way too hard to produce the latest, coolest thing?

Probably just as well.  It's a "clickpad", no buttons; you rock the
pad for buttons 1 & 2.  No way to do button 3.  I'm happier with a
little USB dongle and 3-button wireless mouse.



-- 
Mike Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada

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Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed John Forkosh <forkosh@panix.com> - 2026-06-27 08:24 +0000
  Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed John Forkosh <forkosh@panix.com> - 2026-06-27 10:18 +0000
    Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-06-27 13:09 +0000
      Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-06-27 18:22 -0300
      Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed John Forkosh <forkosh@panix.com> - 2026-06-28 06:17 +0000
        Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-06-28 14:43 +0000
          Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed John Forkosh <forkosh@panix.com> - 2026-06-29 09:02 +0000
            Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-06-29 19:58 +0000
          Re: Laptop mousepad not recognized after -current installed Sylvain Robitaille <syl@therockgarden.ca> - 2026-06-29 19:37 +0000

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