Re: PATCH - ALPS glidepoint/dualpoint driver for 2.5.7x

[Vojtech Pavlik]

On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 06:55:31PM +0200, Peter Osterlund wrote:
 
> Hi!
> 
> I have updated your patch for kernel 2.6.0-test6-bk6 and made it
> report events compatible with the synaptics touchpad kernel driver.
> This should make it possible to use an ALPS device with the XFree86
> synaptics driver:
> 
>         http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html
> 
> Using this driver will give you edge scrolling and similar things.
> 
> I don't have an ALPS GlidePoint so I haven't been able to test this
> patch at all. Test reports are appreciated. You probably need to
> change a few parameters in the X configuration, like edge parameters
> and finger pressure thresholds. Also note that the auto detection will
> not work with an ALPS device, so you have to use Protocol="event" and
> Device="/dev/input/eventN" for some value of N.

Very nice. Could you also make it a separate file? I think it's enough
code to make that worth it ...

>  linux-petero/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c |   86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  linux-petero/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h      |    1 
>  2 files changed, 87 insertions(+)

-- 
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
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