[Debian-eeepc-devel] problem with synaptics driver in sid/unstable

[Shawn Lamson]

On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:12:43 -0400
Ben Armstrong <synrg at sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:07:51 -0500
> Shawn Lamson <shawn.lamson at att.net> wrote:
> > Hi Ben - to be honest I am not sure what the expected functionality was. There
> > was a bug filed against xserver-xorg-input-synaptics because it no longer
> > provided the .fdi file for HAL, it now provides the .rules file for udev
> > (in /lib/udev/rules.d ) with some non-eeepc specific "hacks" demonstrated.
> 
> Cite that bug#?  Still open?

Bug#564314  it had actually been closed, but inappropriately so in my
opinion, and it seemed to concisely present the issue, so among the
many similar bugs filed recently I just decided to use that one...

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> 
> Well, if you file a new bug, state your problem, and state what you did
> to resolve it, or if this is a solution to an existing bug, just add
> the info to that bug.  We're not asking that they use our workaround,
> but knowing what works for us may help them to deliver a proper
> solution.
> 

I followed up on #564314, including our workaround.

ahhh, progress :)

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Shawn Lamson
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