Re: [rfc/rft] Fujitsu B-Series Lifebook PS/2 TouchScreen driver

From: Vojtech Pavlik
Date: Tue Mar 01 2005 - 07:08:57 EST


On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 09:11:49AM +0100, Kenan Esau wrote:

> > This looks like it either expects some other data (like a second
> > parameter to the command?) or just wants the 0x07 again (and not the
> > whole command) to make sure you really mean it.
> >
> > Could you try sending 0xe8 0x07 0x07?
>
> My old driver did that. But with the same result. It doesn't seem to
> matter what the first and the second bytes are -- the answers from the
> device are alway the same.

So even 0xe8 0x03 returns error?

Maybe we should send a command after this (any command), to make sure
the

psmouse->set_rate(psmouse, psmouse->rate);

call succeeds and is not confused by the 0xfc response.

> > > At the end of this mail you'll find some traces I did.
> > >
> > > I also wonder if it is possible at all to probe this device. I think
> > > not. IMHO we should go for a module-parameter which enforces the
> > > lifebook-protokoll. Something like "force_lb=1". Any Ideas /
> > > suggestions?
> >
> > I'd suggest using psmouse.proto=lifebook
>
> The current patch has implemented it that way. But the meaning is a
> little bit different. With proto=lifebook you ENFORCE the lifebook
> protocol. As far as I read the meaning of the other ones this does not
> really enforce these protocols.

That's OK. I'd like to keep the DMI probing as well, though, so it's not
absolutely necessary to provide the parameter.

> > > How does this work out with a second/external mouse?
> >
> > The external mouse has to be in bare PS/2 mode anyway, so we don't need
> > to care.
>
> Why that?

Can you send any commands to the external mouse? How the touchscreen
reacts when the mouse starts sending 4-byte responses? We process the
external mouse packets inside lifebook.c anyway and we don't have any
support for the enhanced protocols there.

--
Vojtech Pavlik
SuSE Labs, SuSE CR
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