Bug#372773: debian-installer: mouse recognized but the pointer disappeares

Luca Capello wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Severity: grave
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I downloaded the netinst daily-built image at [1]
because I needed a
> rescue CD and tried the 'rescuegui' boot target:
while it loads
> without any problem, as soon as I touch the touchpad of
my IBM T42p
> [2], the pointer disappeares.  The same happens with
the 'installgui'
> boot target.  Checking the logs in the first console
doesn't show any
> error (and the Synaptics TouchPad is correctly
recognized [3]).
> 
> Some points:
> 
> - this happens only with the touchpad, not with the IBM
TrackPad
> 
> - pressing the touchpad buttons seem to leave the
pointer in its place
> 
> - the same burned image works as expected into qemu (I
mean, the
>   pointer doesn't disappear).
> 
> The severity is grave because we've two problems here:
> 
> 1) the pointer disappearing
> 
> 2) the fact that in the country selection window, the
country submenu
>    cannot be opened without the mouse.  I mean, I chose
English as
>    language and then I tried to press return on Europe,
but this
>    triggers the "Continue" button pressed
action.  And this ends in a
>    loop.  I think that even in the graphical installer,
the user
>    should be able to use the keyboard instead of the
mouse 
> 
> I'm here to test any possible solution :-D

hi luca

you should be able to expand/collapse GTK trees by using
"+" and "-" keys.
about the touchpad bug: neither my touchpad (synaptic) works
with DFB 
0.9.24, unless the linux_input module is deleted.
Maybe we could add something in directfbrc to prevent that
module from 
being loaded? DFB pople, what do you suggest to do?

friendly

Attilio

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Attilio Fiandrotti wrote:
> Luca Capello wrote:
> 
>>Package: debian-installer
>>Severity: grave
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I downloaded the netinst daily-built image at [1]
because I needed a
>>rescue CD and tried the 'rescuegui' boot target:
while it loads
>>without any problem, as soon as I touch the touchpad
of my IBM T42p
>>[2], the pointer disappeares.  The same happens with
the 'installgui'
>>boot target.  Checking the logs in the first console
doesn't show any
>>error (and the Synaptics TouchPad is correctly
recognized [3]).
>>
>>Some points:
>>
>>- this happens only with the touchpad, not with the
IBM TrackPad
>>
>>- pressing the touchpad buttons seem to leave the
pointer in its place
>>
>>- the same burned image works as expected into qemu
(I mean, the
>>  pointer doesn't disappear).
>>
>>The severity is grave because we've two problems
here:
>>
>>1) the pointer disappearing
>>
>>2) the fact that in the country selection window,
the country submenu
>>   cannot be opened without the mouse.  I mean, I
chose English as
>>   language and then I tried to press return on
Europe, but this
>>   triggers the "Continue" button
pressed action.  And this ends in a
>>   loop.  I think that even in the graphical
installer, the user
>>   should be able to use the keyboard instead of the
mouse 
>>
>>I'm here to test any possible solution :-D
> 
> 
> hi luca
> 
> you should be able to expand/collapse GTK trees by
using "+" and "-" keys.
> about the touchpad bug: neither my touchpad (synaptic)
works with DFB 
> 0.9.24, unless the linux_input module is deleted.
> Maybe we could add something in directfbrc to prevent
that module from 
> being loaded? DFB pople, what do you suggest to do?
> 
> friendly
> 
> Attilio

Add "disable-module=linux_input".


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Claudio Ciccani wrote:
> Attilio Fiandrotti wrote:
> 
>> Luca Capello wrote:
>>
>>> Package: debian-installer
>>> Severity: grave
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I downloaded the netinst daily-built image at
[1] because I needed a
>>> rescue CD and tried the 'rescuegui' boot
target: while it loads
>>> without any problem, as soon as I touch the
touchpad of my IBM T42p
>>> [2], the pointer disappeares.  The same happens
with the 'installgui'
>>> boot target.  Checking the logs in the first
console doesn't show any
>>> error (and the Synaptics TouchPad is correctly
recognized [3]).
>>>
>>> Some points:
>>>
>>> - this happens only with the touchpad, not with
the IBM TrackPad
>>>
>>> - pressing the touchpad buttons seem to leave
the pointer in its place
>>>
>>> - the same burned image works as expected into
qemu (I mean, the
>>>  pointer doesn't disappear).
>>>
>>> The severity is grave because we've two
problems here:
>>>
>>> 1) the pointer disappearing
>>>
>>> 2) the fact that in the country selection
window, the country submenu
>>>   cannot be opened without the mouse.  I mean,
I chose English as
>>>   language and then I tried to press return on
Europe, but this
>>>   triggers the "Continue" button
pressed action.  And this ends in a
>>>   loop.  I think that even in the graphical
installer, the user
>>>   should be able to use the keyboard instead of
the mouse 
>>>
>>> I'm here to test any possible solution :-D
>>
>>
>>
>> hi luca
>>
>> you should be able to expand/collapse GTK trees by
using "+" and "-" 
>> keys.
>> about the touchpad bug: neither my touchpad
(synaptic) works with DFB 
>> 0.9.24, unless the linux_input module is deleted.
>> Maybe we could add something in directfbrc to
prevent that module from 
>> being loaded? DFB pople, what do you suggest to do?
>>
>> friendly
>>
>> Attilio
> 
> 
> Add "disable-module=linux_input".

this proved to work well for me, so if no one speaks against
it, i 
propose to apply this patch to rootskel-gtk

Index: src/etc/directfbrc
============================================================
=======
--- src/etc/directfbrc  (revisione 38024)
+++ src/etc/directfbrc  (copia locale)
 -1 +1,2

  screenshot-dir=/var/log
+disable-module=linux_input #needed for touchpads to work


Attilio


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