Re: 2.6.7-mm6 and usb deadlock (and synaptics)

[Andrew Morton]

Norbert Preining <preining@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew!
> 
> With 2.6.7-mm6 my laptop stops working completely. Ooops while booting.
> 
> Reverting
> - usb-locking-fix.patch
> - bk-usb.patch
> makes it work.

OK.

> Yre you interested in the output of the kernel oops? I could recompile
> the `bad' kernel and copy the Oops by hand from the screen.

Yes, please.

> 
> BTW: With 2.6.7-mm6 my synaptics touchpad is not recognized anymore at
> boot time from the driver.

Please:

- Revert the USB patches
- boot, record the `dmesg -s 1000000' output
- revert bk-input.patch, see if that fixess the touchpad.
- if it does, capture the `dmesg -s 1000000' output again.

> Is this done somewhere in the usb stuff?

No.

> And X does not start because it cannot find the synaptics stuff. Have
> there been any changes in this area?

Yup, lots.


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