Touchpad bug between Live CD's

[Done_Fishin]

Using Live CD's (Ubuntu 8.04 or nUbuntu based on 8.04) the touchpad on the Philips badged Twinhead 12D Stylebook (Philips Freevent X50 / F12DT) functions straight from boot.

Booting though from the Live 9.04 CD or the Super OS 9.04 Live CD ends up with a boot that has no touchpad function, except the left right buttons.

Under Windows, since there is no listing for a touchpad device yet there is a listing for a Microsoft PS/2 Mouse (directly connected to the PS/2 port) where both mouse and port that don't exist, I think that the touchpad is an extension of the serial mouse driver.

I tried adding a PS/2 mouse using a PS/2 to USB adapter both before and during Live CD Boot however 9.04 ignored both instances.


what I am supposed to mount to make it work?

8.04 info from terminal


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
i915 32512 2
drm 82452 3 i915
ipv6 267780 8
af_packet 23812 2
rfcomm 41744 2
l2cap 25728 13 rfcomm
bluetooth 61156 4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev 10372 0
parport_pc 36260 0
lp 12324 0
parport 37832 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
apm 22616 2
speedstep_centrino 9152 0
cpufreq_userspace 5284 0
cpufreq_stats 7104 0
cpufreq_powersave 2688 0
cpufreq_ondemand 9740 1
freq_table 5536 3 speedstep_centrino,cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
cpufreq_conservative 8712 0
iptable_filter 3840 0
ip_tables 14820 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 16132 1 ip_tables
snd_intel8x0 35356 3
snd_ac97_codec 101028 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 3072 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 42144 0
snd_mixer_oss 17920 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 78596 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
pcmcia 40876 0
snd_seq_dummy 4868 0
snd_seq_oss 35584 0
snd_seq_midi 9376 0
snd_rawmidi 25760 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 8320 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 54224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 24836 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
yenta_socket 27276 1
sdhci 19076 0
snd_seq_device 9612 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
ipw2200 146120 0
rsrc_nonstatic 13696 1 yenta_socket
snd 56996 17 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi, snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
ieee80211 35528 1 ipw2200
serio_raw 7940 0
mmc_core 51460 1 sdhci
evdev 13056 1
pcmcia_core 40596 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
ieee80211_crypt 7040 1 ieee80211
intel_agp 25492 1
iTCO_wdt 13092 0
psmouse 40336 0
pcspkr 4224 0
soundcore 8800 1 snd
agpgart 34760 3 drm,intel_agp
iTCO_vendor_support 4868 1 iTCO_wdt
snd_page_alloc 11400 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
squashfs 49160 1
loop 18948 2
unionfs 76752 1
isofs 36388 1
nls_iso8859_1 4992 0
nls_cp437 6656 1
vfat 14464 0
fat 54556 1 vfat
sg 36880 0
sr_mod 17956 1
cdrom 37408 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 30720 0
ata_piix 19588 1
pata_acpi 8320 0
8139too 27520 0
ata_generic 8324 0
libata 159344 3 ata_piix,pata_acpi,ata_generic
ohci1394 33584 0
scsi_mod 151436 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
ieee1394 93752 1 ohci1394
8139cp 24704 0
mii 6400 2 8139too,8139cp
ehci_hcd 37900 0
uhci_hcd 27024 0
usbcore 146028 3 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
fbcon 42912 0
tileblit 3456 1 fbcon
font 9472 1 fbcon
bitblit 6784 1 fbcon
softcursor 3072 1 bitblit
fuse 50580 3
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
i915 32512 2
drm 82452 3 i915
ipv6 267780 8
af_packet 23812 2
rfcomm 41744 2
l2cap 25728 13 rfcomm
bluetooth 61156 4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev 10372 0
parport_pc 36260 0
lp 12324 0
parport 37832 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
apm 22616 2
speedstep_centrino 9152 0
cpufreq_userspace 5284 0
cpufreq_stats 7104 0
cpufreq_powersave 2688 0
cpufreq_ondemand 9740 1
freq_table 5536 3 speedstep_centrino,cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
cpufreq_conservative 8712 0
iptable_filter 3840 0
ip_tables 14820 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 16132 1 ip_tables
snd_intel8x0 35356 3
snd_ac97_codec 101028 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 3072 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 42144 0
snd_mixer_oss 17920 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 78596 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
pcmcia 40876 0
snd_seq_dummy 4868 0
snd_seq_oss 35584 0
snd_seq_midi 9376 0
snd_rawmidi 25760 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 8320 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 54224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 24836 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
yenta_socket 27276 1
sdhci 19076 0
snd_seq_device 9612 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
ipw2200 146120 0
rsrc_nonstatic 13696 1 yenta_socket
snd 56996 17 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi, snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
ieee80211 35528 1 ipw2200
serio_raw 7940 0
mmc_core 51460 1 sdhci
evdev 13056 1
pcmcia_core 40596 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
ieee80211_crypt 7040 1 ieee80211
intel_agp 25492 1
iTCO_wdt 13092 0
psmouse 40336 0
pcspkr 4224 0
soundcore 8800 1 snd
agpgart 34760 3 drm,intel_agp
iTCO_vendor_support 4868 1 iTCO_wdt
snd_page_alloc 11400 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
squashfs 49160 1
loop 18948 2
unionfs 76752 1
isofs 36388 1
nls_iso8859_1 4992 0
nls_cp437 6656 1
vfat 14464 0
fat 54556 1 vfat
sg 36880 0
sr_mod 17956 1
cdrom 37408 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 30720 0
ata_piix 19588 1
pata_acpi 8320 0
8139too 27520 0
ata_generic 8324 0
libata 159344 3 ata_piix,pata_acpi,ata_generic
ohci1394 33584 0
scsi_mod 151436 4 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
ieee1394 93752 1 ohci1394
8139cp 24704 0
mii 6400 2 8139too,8139cp
ehci_hcd 37900 0
uhci_hcd 27024 0
usbcore 146028 3 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
fbcon 42912 0
tileblit 3456 1 fbcon
font 9472 1 fbcon
bitblit 6784 1 fbcon
softcursor 3072 1 bitblit
fuse 50580 3
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$



ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 04)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 04)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 04)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)
01:05.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711MP1/MS1 MemoryCardBus Controller (rev 21)
01:05.2 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD Controller (rev 01)
01:05.3 Bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MS/xD Controller (rev 01)
01:05.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02)
01:06.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$



9.04 info from terminal


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 16776 1
i915 65540 2
drm 96296 3 i915
ppdev 15620 0
lp 17156 0
parport 42220 2 ppdev,lp
bridge 56340 0
stp 10500 1 bridge
bnep 20224 2
snd_intel8x0 37532 3
joydev 18368 0
snd_ac97_codec 112292 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 9856 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 46336 0
snd_mixer_oss 22656 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 82948 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 10756 0
snd_seq_oss 37760 0
snd_seq_midi 14336 0
pcmcia 44748 0
snd_rawmidi 29696 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 15104 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 56880 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 29704 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
ipw2200 150984 0
snd_seq_device 14988 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
iTCO_wdt 19108 0
psmouse 61972 0
yenta_socket 32396 1
iTCO_vendor_support 11652 1 iTCO_wdt
rsrc_nonstatic 19328 1 yenta_socket
sdhci_pci 15232 0
serio_raw 13316 0
snd 62628 16 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_ti mer,snd_seq_device
ieee80211 38344 1 ipw2200
sdhci 23940 1 sdhci_pci
soundcore 15200 1 snd
ieee80211_crypt 13444 1 ieee80211
snd_page_alloc 16904 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
pcmcia_core 43540 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
intel_agp 34108 1
agpgart 42696 3 drm,intel_agp
squashfs 46344 1
aufs 165924 1
exportfs 12544 1 aufs
isofs 39844 1
nls_iso8859_1 12032 0
nls_cp437 13696 1
vfat 18816 0
fat 58272 1 vfat
ohci1394 38576 0
8139too 32128 0
8139cp 27776 0
mii 13312 2 8139too,8139cp
ieee1394 94660 1 ohci1394
fbcon 46112 0
tileblit 10752 1 fbcon
font 16384 1 fbcon
bitblit 13824 1 fbcon
softcursor 9984 1 bitblit




ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 04)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 04)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 04)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
01:05.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711MP1/MS1 MemoryCardBus Controller (rev 21)
01:05.2 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD Controller (rev 01)
01:05.3 Bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MS/xD Controller (rev 01)
01:05.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02)
01:06.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

[Done_Fishin]

Apparently this is a bug as I thought and from the bug report I gleaned this info.



To get this to work on startup you just need to run the following command:

echo "options psmouse proto=imps" |sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse

It's not a fix, but it's a good workaround.



This work around by Sebastian Urban, solves the problem with no obvious side effects:

sudo modprobe -r psmouse
sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps

The first solution didn't work for me when booting the live Cd perhaps because I didn't know where to place it ..

The second worked fine from within a terminal window after loading the live CD.

however I am now looking for a way to integrate this into either the CD or an installed version of Ubuntu.

Anyone help me with a few ideas? I know I can create & run a script every time I boot, but what about something a bit more automatic or that doesn't require user intervention.

Thanks

[Done_Fishin]

it seems that there is a Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 version pending .. it's at alpha 2 stage and the problem has been fixed .. an alpha 3 stage is planned and on the way because of various problems including GRUB

[Done_Fishin]

In spite of playing around with the new 9.10 Karmic Alpha2 version which allows the touchpad to work, I also dug into the question of how to make it work in this 9.04 version.

all the information is shown above ..



I created a file using gedit called psmouse which I saved in /etc/modprobe.d/

the contents of the psmouse file are

options psmouse proto=imps

my touchpad loads now at every boot

):P