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[Bug 1480615] Re: [Dell Latitude E6540] ALPS touchpad and buttons work only in a single window.

 

Philippe Ombredanne, could you please test the latest upstream kernel
available from the very top line at the top of the page (the release
names are irrelevant for testing, and please do not test the daily
folder) following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds ? It
will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue.

If the test did not allow you to test to the issue (ex. you couldn't boot into the OS) please make a comment in your report about this, and continue to test the next most recent kernel version until you can test to the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon, next to the word Tags, located at the bottom of the report description:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Where X, Y, and Z are numbers corresponding to the kernel version.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Please note, an error to install the kernel does not fit the criteria of
kernel-bug-exists-upstream.

Once testing of the latest upstream kernel is complete, please mark this
bug's Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results.

Thank you for your understanding.

** Tags added: latest-bios-a15

** Attachment removed: "version.log"
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** Attachment removed: "lspci-vnvn.log"
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** Attachment removed: "ProcEnviron.txt"
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** Attachment removed: "Dependencies.txt"
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** Description changed:

- I am using the very latest BIOS A15, with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and the
- latest kernel for this is 3.16.0-45-generic #60~14.04.1-Ubuntu
- 
- This is a kernel that has these recent ALPS related patches :
+ This is a kernel that has these recent ALPS related patches:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1258837
  
  So after a reboot the touchpad and button work fine, at start.
  
- After a while the buttons, a single tap click , a double tap-click and
+ After a while the buttons, a single tap click, a double tap-click and
  the dual finger scrolling stop working on the correct front-most window
  and work instead on a background window.
  
  If I Alt-tab to bring the window that receives the touchpad events to
  front, it receives it ok,  so this one window gets mouse events. Using
  either the touchpad or the glidepoint is then limited to this window at
  this point.
  
  Going to a terminal with ctrl-alt-f1 just a few seconds and then back to
- ctrl-alt-f7 restores things to normal for a while.
+ ctrl-alt-f7 restores things to normal for a while. Until its starts
+ again. No dmesg nor syslog show up.
  
- Until its starts again.
- 
- No dmesg nor syslog show up so this may be an X issue instead. or this
- is a kernel issue. Not sure.
- 
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
- Package: linux-image-3.16.0-45-generic 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
- Uname: Linux 3.16.0-45-generic x86_64
- NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
- Architecture: amd64
- CurrentDesktop: Unity
- Date: Sun Aug  2 00:08:53 2015
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-16 (77 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
- SourcePackage: linux-lts-utopic
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
- --- 
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
-  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
-  /dev/snd/controlC1:  pombreda   1995 F.... pulseaudio
-  /dev/snd/controlC0:  pombreda   1995 F.... pulseaudio
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC1:  pombreda   1995 F.... pulseaudio
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  pombreda   1995 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=801124f8-51bc-4bec-accf-ba187acdece1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-16 (77 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6540
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-45-generic root=UUID=df7edfbc-4df5-4603-a42b-c39f769bbb44 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
  RelatedPackageVersions:
-  linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-45-generic N/A
-  linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-45-generic  N/A
-  linux-firmware                             1.127.14
+  linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-45-generic N/A
+  linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-45-generic  N/A
+  linux-firmware                             1.127.14
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-45-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A15
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd05/19/2015:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6540:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude E6540
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Low => Medium

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Title:
  [Dell Latitude E6540] ALPS touchpad and buttons work only in a single
  window.

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  This is a kernel that has these recent ALPS related patches:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1258837

  So after a reboot the touchpad and button work fine, at start.

  After a while the buttons, a single tap click, a double tap-click and
  the dual finger scrolling stop working on the correct front-most
  window and work instead on a background window.

  If I Alt-tab to bring the window that receives the touchpad events to
  front, it receives it ok,  so this one window gets mouse events. Using
  either the touchpad or the glidepoint is then limited to this window
  at this point.

  Going to a terminal with ctrl-alt-f1 just a few seconds and then back
  to ctrl-alt-f7 restores things to normal for a while. Until its starts
  again. No dmesg nor syslog show up.

  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  pombreda   1995 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  pombreda   1995 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=801124f8-51bc-4bec-accf-ba187acdece1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-16 (77 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6540
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-45-generic root=UUID=df7edfbc-4df5-4603-a42b-c39f769bbb44 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt14
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-45-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-45-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.127.14
  Tags:  trusty
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-45-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2015
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A15
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd05/19/2015:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6540:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude E6540
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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