touchpad mouse not working

[Anton Shterenlikht]

On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 11:16:59AM +0200, Polytropon wrote:
> 
> > This is my pciconf -lv.
> > Does it contain any hints?
> 
> No. You should check:
> 
> 	# dmesg | grep psm

empty

> 
> and
> 
> 	# dmesg | grep ums

empty, until I plug in an external usb mouse

> 
> or
> 
> 	# usbconfig list

root at z:~ # usbconfig list
ugen0.1: <0x8086 XHCI root HUB> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=SUPER (5.0Gbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
ugen0.3: <CN0K49W1LOG007C4A4RHA01 Integrated WebcamHD> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (500mA)
ugen0.2: <PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=LOW (1.5Mbps) pwr=ON (100mA)
root at z:~ # 

where pixart is the external mouse.

> By the way, is there a /boot/kernel/acpi_<something>.ko
> related to your hardware? If yes, try to load it - it might
> enable "hidden hardware" that won't show up normally.

root at z:~ # ls /boot/kernel/acpi*ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_asus.ko       /boot/kernel/acpi_hp.ko         /boot/kernel/acpi_toshiba.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_asus_wmi.ko   /boot/kernel/acpi_ibm.ko        /boot/kernel/acpi_video.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_dock.ko       /boot/kernel/acpi_panasonic.ko  /boot/kernel/acpi_wmi.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_fujitsu.ko    /boot/kernel/acpi_sony.ko

The laptop is DEll precision 3250,
so not sure if any of these modules
apply. Perhaps acpi_wmi?


> 
> Also check if you have a "Synaptics Touchpad":
> 
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/SynapticsTouchpad
> 
> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/x.html#idp59957608
> 
> https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/how-to-use-synaptics-driver-for-better-touchpad-features.54872/
> 
> Again, this assumes that some device entry is already present
> for the touchpad (usually psm).

Yes, I've looked at these, but as you say,
this is just making sure the touchpad device
can be used with some extra capabilities.
But I cannot even get the basics working.

Thanks anyway

Anton