> > In dmi_scan.c there is a hook to deal with the PS/2 mouse on Dell
> > Latitude C600. Can someone with this machine test the new input drivers on
> > it. I like to see if we need some kind of fix for this device.
>
> You I suspect will. When the machine resumes it likes to re-enable the mouse
> pad irrespective of whether it is being used - so you get an IRQ12. Even
> more fun if you ignore that IRQ you dont get keyboard events because the
> microcontroller (or SMM code impersonating it - who knows these days) is
> waiting for the ps/2 event to be handled first.
Oh man is that brain dead.
> The alternative (possibly cleaner) fix on those machines would be to turn
> the PS/2 port on always and process/discard output if its not wanted by
> the user
This could be easily arranged with the new input drivers with it modular
design. Since for the ix86 platform most people will want PS/2 input
support to be built in. The only expection are the USB only users. I guess
with the Dell Latitude C600 we will have to force i8042.c to be built in.
Vojtech what do you think about this solution?
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