Hi, I'm new to this bug tracking system and just a user, not a developer. I use a Dell Latitude E7450 running with the Debian unstable based distribution Siduction. After upgrading to Linux kernel 6.2.x the Trackpoint does not work anymore as expected. It uses an Alps PS/2 DualPoint Stick. Even slight touches in any direction send the cursor to the top right corner of the screen where it stays regardless of actual pointer movement. This also appears in console mode. One can retrieve the pointer again with the touchpad, but I'm more precise with the Trackpoint and prefer using that. The Trackpoint works well in kernel 6.1.14 Can somebody help?
Can you please attach the dmesg output from a working kernel and a broken one (ideally a really fresh one like 6.2.5)
Created attachment 303934 [details] dmesg output 6.1.14 (working) This is the dmesg output of the working kernel 6.1.14.
Created attachment 303935 [details] dmesg output 6.2.2 (broken) This is the dmesg output of the broken kernel 6.2.2.
Thanks for reply, I have attached the files above. The kernel 6.2.5 has not yet been packaged by my distribution.
Created attachment 303944 [details] dmesg output 6.2.6 (broken) Updated dmesg output for kernel version 6.2.6.
I am experiencing the same issue with kernel >6.2.x on Toshiba Z30 with Alps PS/2 DualPoint trackpoint / touchpad. The cursor jumps top right even with the lowest sensitivity settings. It works just fine with 6.1 or lower.
If it helps: The issue is NOT present for folowing models: Latitude E6430, E7440, 5411, Precision M4700, M4800.
There is a similar looking report here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/issues/871#note_1829296 And a potential fix for it: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20230318144206.14309-1-msizanoen@qtmlabs.xyz/
(In reply to The Linux kernel's regression tracker (Thorsten Leemhuis) from comment #8) > And a potential fix for it: > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20230318144206.14309-1-msizanoen@qtmlabs. > xyz/ A updated patch can be found here: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20230320045228.182259-1-msizanoen@qtmlabs.xyz/
Hi Thorsten, looks promising from an users perspective that a patch is available. Any clue when this patch will be merged to current kernels? Looks like it is not yet present in 6.2.8. Cheers, Steffen On 20.03.2023 06:45, bugzilla-daemon@kernel.org wrote: > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217182 > > --- Comment #9 from The Linux kernel's regression tracker (Thorsten Leemhuis) > (regressions@leemhuis.info) --- > (In reply to The Linux kernel's regression tracker (Thorsten Leemhuis) from > comment #8) > >> And a potential fix for it: >> >> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20230318144206.14309-1-msizanoen@qtmlabs. >> xyz/ > > A updated patch can be found here: > > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20230320045228.182259-1-msizanoen@qtmlabs.xyz/ >
(In reply to wiesenbergsteffen from comment #10) > looks promising from an users perspective that a patch is available. Well, would be good if someone could check if this patch really helps in this case. > Any clue when this patch will be merged to current kernels? Likely within one week after it was mainlined, but I have no idea when the latter happen; maybe still this week, maybe next.
I used v3 of the patch mentioned in this thread against latest vanilla 6.2.8 kernel. It works well with Alps DualPoint stick on Toshiba Z30. Explicit casting of variables solved the issue.
Dear all, sorry for the long delay, but days before the patch arrived in main line kernel, my device died and I could not test this anymore. I could also not get my hands on a spare device of the same model until now. But now with kernel 6.4.10 already I can confirm (with a spare device) that the problem is solved for Latitude E7450. I will mark the status as resolved. Thanks to everyone involved.