CF-31P and touchpad (Interlink Versapad)SAGA CONTINUES WORKS

[Shawn]

Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data,[1] often in the context of a business or other enterprise.[2]

Big companies now call the computer techs "IT" guys.

[kode-niner]

Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data,[1] often in the context of a business or other enterprise.[2]

Big companies now call the computer techs "IT" guys.

[Shawn]

Jeff was confused about IT...
And that is pronounced EYE-TEE, not "it"...

[Shawn]

I was reading an old thread about a CF31 mk3 with a Versapad here today.
In Windows the Synaptics software works on a Versapad equipped Toughbook.
The Synaptics software reacts slower than the Versapad software.

http://www.toughbooktalk.com/viewtopic. ... pad#p12463

And FYI.....DON'T install the Versapad driver on a Synaptics touchpad....It was like a chipmunk on drugs...

[SHEEPMAN!]

Exactly since Versapad is a PS/2 mouse. Built to share. The "issue" is on Linux the system throws a couple of bad numbers while scanning the device causing it to be unrecognized.

As stated a ways up there /\ adding i8042.notimeout and i8042.nomux patches the kernel and the Versapad works fine.

I did this on a new install of Makulu-Aero-10 this evening. Install was from USB. At menu hit tab and add "i8042.notimeout i8042.nomux" (no quotes) to the string. Hit [enter] and it loads. After Aero-10 fires up and when it comes time to install to hard drive the two tweaks were retained and no mousepad problems occurred.

Reminder this is for Interlink Versapad. (Upgraded CF-31 and some cf-19)((From an article I read))

Down the road when installing updates answer no when asked if you want to install new version of /etc/default/grub.

I'll try this new install in a CF-30 MK3 and see what develops after a while.

Here is my /etc/default/grub:

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# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT="0"
GRUB_TIMEOUT="5"
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=" i8042.notimeout i8042.nomux"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

O.K. I deleted some extra confusing lines but since they all started with # they weren't used anyway.

J'd

[SHEEPMAN!]

I see why it works now. PS/2 is a multiplexing controller. Information only.

From:https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentatio ... meters.txt

i8042.debug [HW] Toggle i8042 debug mode
i8042.direct [HW] Put keyboard port into non-translated mode
i8042.dumbkbd [HW] Pretend that controller can only read data from
keyboard and cannot control its state
(Don't attempt to blink the leds)
i8042.noaux [HW] Don't check for auxiliary (== mouse) port
i8042.nokbd [HW] Don't check/create keyboard port
i8042.noloop [HW] Disable the AUX Loopback command while probing
for the AUX port
i8042.nomux [HW] Don't check presence of an active multiplexing
controller
i8042.nopnp [HW] Don't use ACPIPnP / PnPBIOS to discover KBD/AUX
controllers
i8042.notimeout [HW] Ignore timeout condition signalled by controller
i8042.reset [HW] Reset the controller during init and cleanup
i8042.unlock [HW] Unlock (ignore) the keylock
i8042.kbdreset [HW] Reset device connected to KBD port

As promised this is the caddy and drive set-up for CF-31P, running in CF-30K. No changes necessary to /etc/default/grub as modified up above somewhere. My crude thinking is that the red highlighted lines are saying "Don't check anything....JUST RUN"

[Azrial]

Interesting, my new CF-31 seems to have the problem of the touchpad not being recognized in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I swapped in my SSD and the touchpad when away.

I tried Jeff's code, but, no joy!

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GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.notimeout i8042.nomux quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

[SHEEPMAN!]

From the installed program use the stylus and touchscreen to open a terminal.
sudo nano /etc/default/grub

down arrow to the line with quiet

Insert in front of quiet>>>>>>>>> i8042.notimeout i8042.nomux quiet #like this.

Don't change anything else.

[SAVE] [answer yes][enter]

From terminal sudo update-grub #This changes and saves grub for future boots.

I've used this ten times or so, I KNOW it works. Plus I did the research. Terminology different in Ubuntu grub.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
FOR NEW INSTALL TO HAVE PAD ACTION (I use this for USB Live)
BOOT THE UNIT
HIT TAB AT GRUB MENU
DOWN ARROW TO LINE WITH QUIET
INSERT I8042.NOTIMEOUT I8042.NOMUX (NO CAPS)
F10OR WHATEVER IT SAYS TO BOOT. SOME UNITS ARE DIFFERENT.
YOU STILL HAVE TO EDIT DEFAULT GRUB AND SUDO UPDATE-GRUB.

THE FIRST ONE IS QUICKER FOR ME WITH A TOUCHSCREEN.

[Azrial]

So, like this?

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GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_i8042.notimeout i8042.nomux QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

And then, from the Terminal:

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sudo update-grub #This changes and saves grub for future boots.

[SHEEPMAN!]

You have to be careful with spaces. Your close.

Here's sudo gedit /etc/default/grub #from Mint 17.

Ubuntu will certainly have slightly different words. The key line contains quiet.

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# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" #insert after the quote and before quiet 
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="i8042.notimeout i8042.nomux quiet splash" #like this.

Then save.
Then sudo update-grub