[Debian-eeepc-devel] Super Hybrid Engine on eeepc 901c with kernel 2.6.31-6 [resolved]

[Darren Salt]

I demand that Shawn Lamson may or may not have written...

> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:36:30 +0000
> Darren Salt <linux at youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> I demand that Shawn Lamson may or may not have written...
[snip]
>>> Also, aside from the situation where it wouldn't boot that kernel, the
>>> only other 2 issues i had were
>>> a) elantech touchpad mouse wouldn't accpet two-finger clicking (emulate
>>> 3rd mouse button) ... [...] I read up on it a bit, and i could try fixing
>>> it using some HAL setting or synclient ... 
>> Well... X/[synaptics] default to not enabling tapping...

> I have a steep learning curve, I haven't tinkered that much with kernel/OS
> in the past few years, and a lot has changed recently ... I didn't know
> about HAL. I was able to get this working (Elantech touchpad) okay.

This is good...

> Originally it had been identified as a Logitech mouse and it actually
> worked fine - the new kernel config just exposed an existing issue...
> creating /etc/hal/fdi/policy/touchpad.fdi as you suggested on
> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/ElantechTouchpad worked.

Expect more fun like this: at some point, that's going to have to be
translated into a udev rule (or a set of udev rules).

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>>> * last time I tried 2.6.32 it was a no-go on suspend-to-ram -> resume but
>>> maybe things have changed in a week or so... i do use the rt2860 driver
>>> and i keep seeing "back and forth"  on it in the various changelogs and
>>> bug reports...
>> One thing which you should try: in /etc/default/eeepc-acpi-scripts, set
>> PWR_CLOCK_AC=1. This *shouldn't* make any difference, but it may well end
>> up making things work normally again.

> setting PWR_CLOCK_AC=1 in eeepc-acpi-scripts did the trick, i've been
> testing it for the last few days and it's unshakeable now, thanks, that was
> a long road.

FWIW, that's set the default to normal speed, rather than overclocked.

> is there another mailing list (debian eeepc) for "general questions" that
> are less development related?  I see there is an IRC channel, I guess I'll
> lurk there.

That's about it.

[snip]
> Thanks again Darren - I hope Santa was good to you, and have a happy New
> Year.

Once again: humbug! ;-)

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