Bug 54369

Summary:	Compaq Presario R3000 uses Alps touchpad. Gentoo doesn't sense it - it can't be used.
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Michael E. Adams <meadams>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	x86-kernel (DEPRECATED) <x86-kernel>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	major	CC:	aalmenar, amd64, pchaganti
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Michael E. Adams 2004-06-18 15:56:19 UTC

The Alps touch pad is not sensed and can't be configured. This is not unique to Gentoo. I have provided a link to a document about a Debian user who has provided a kernel patch that fixed the problem. Can it be provided in Gentoo. Many people complain about not getting the Alps touchpad working with Linux on Compaq Presario notebooks. 

Reproducible: Always
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I can't provide additional information about my system because my 54G wireless
doesnt work on Gentoo for AMD64. Here is the link to the document providing a
patch for the Alps touchpad on the Compaq Presario notebook. This persons
machine is nearly identical to mine.

http://cmb.phys.cwru.edu/kisner/linux/compaq-r3000/

Comment 1 Adrian Almenar 2004-06-28 21:14:38 UTC

I recently bought a compaq like this one and i always need to patch the kernel sources, it doesnt bother me, but can be great to have this patch on at least on gentoo-dev-sources, and in the next release have on amd64 livecd a kernel for those compaq laptops like the one for emachines.

ALPS PATCH: http://cmb.phys.cwru.edu/kisner/linux/compaq-r3000/alps.patch

Comment 2 Danny van Dyk (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-06-29 07:37:23 UTC

This is no amd64 buisness. Reassigning to x86-kernel@g.o

Comment 3 Greg Kroah-Hartman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-06-30 16:31:31 UTC

patch needs to be sent to upstream.  Open a bug at bugzilla.kernel.org with 
the patch or just send it to the input subsystem kernel maintainer.

Will not accept add-on driver patches to the gentoo-dev-sources package.