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skwo

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Registered: 2008-11-13

Posts: 133

Compiling psmouse module

Hi, Im looking for help to compile a custom psmouse module. I have a patch I need to apply but I have no idea how to compile the module under arch.
Thanks!

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ArchLinux x86_64 on Dell Latitude E5410

Kukunin

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Registered: 2011-04-02

Posts: 6

Re: Compiling psmouse module

Do you have problem with touchpad, what recognized as PS/2 Generic Mouse?

skwo

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Registered: 2008-11-13

Posts: 133

Re: Compiling psmouse module

Yes my ALPS (maybe ALPS2) tocuhpad is recognized as PS/2 Generic Mouse. I tried some of the configuration for 10-synaptics.conf but then I had no keyboard and no touchpad.
I found this topic http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get- … e6510.html the guy have Latitude E6410 which is better then my E5410 but as far as I know they were released at the same time.

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ArchLinux x86_64 on Dell Latitude E5410

msl

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Registered: 2010-12-13

Posts: 22

Re: Compiling psmouse module

I'm also looking into this right now for my Dell E6420!

msl

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Registered: 2010-12-13

Posts: 22

Re: Compiling psmouse module

The problem is that cat /proc/bus/input/devices shows PS/2 Generic Mouse and no touchpad.

skwo

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Registered: 2008-11-13

Posts: 133

Re: Compiling psmouse module

Someone please?

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ArchLinux x86_64 on Dell Latitude E5410

slytux

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From: New York

Registered: 2010-09-25

Posts: 136

Re: Compiling psmouse module

Apply the patch to the kernel and recompile.  The easiest way is using 'abs' with slight modifications to the PKGBUILD.