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[Eva Brucherseifer <eva.brucherseifer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

short update:
updated to kernel 3.0.1, it didn't solve the screen blank issue

Eva

On Di September 6 2011 10:00:00 Eva Brucherseifer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> my current conclusion is to update the kernel first. According to various
> people on this list, the Z has the new Intel Sandybridge. This is at least
> causing the X issues. For example Niklas is using Tumbleweed Suse instead
> of the normal Suse, so he also has a kernel 3.0.1. I'll give it a try and
> let you know what it fixes.
> 
> As for the xserver-org-input-synaptics patches, I spend all weekend with
> this one. All important parts of these patches are already included into
> suse. I don't know the status without them, but I have multitouch keyboard
> working. Tab + Move works correctly to Drag&Drop. Only the hardware
> buttons don't work correctly. The patches make a new setting
> "TouchPadArea" available which is set to 20%, but somehow it doesn't work.
> I change the also newly introduced setting AreaBottomEdge, but it only
> helped a little bit. However, click (hw-button, keeping it pressed) + drag
> does not work.
> 
> Actually I read the patches and the sources, I don't think that
> Button-Press+Move works for anybody. If so, please let us know. I've read
> suse, ubuntu and those patches mentioned in the blog article. Archlinux
> has a different patch. Nicklas has Archlinux and he reported to use the
> normal tap workaround.
> 
> Best,
> Eva
> 
> Am Montag 05 September 2011, 23:12:51 schrieben Sie:
> > Hi,
> > I'm using debian sid and I have the same problems as you, ie:
> > - i915.modeset=0
> > - suspend problem
> > - no sound and no mic
> > - trackpad issue
> > - cannot change brightness
> > 
> > I did not test but I gathered some useful informations :
> > To make sound and mic working you have to build or install at least
> > alsa 1.0.24 and maybe for the mic you have to apply a patch.
> > To make the clickpad working you have to apply some patches to
> > xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
> > http://bigbrovar.aoizora.org/index.php/2011/05/24/better-clickpad-support
> > -for-ubuntu-11-04/
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Damien R.

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