I have the exact same problem on my Precision M4400 DualPoint. The problem is reliably repeated by moving the trackpoint stick and the touchpad at the same time. Any news on this?
Relevant entries in /proc/bus/input/devices: I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=0000 N: Name="DualPoint Stick" P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input1 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input19 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse1 event9 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=6222 N: Name="AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad" P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0 S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input20 U: Uniq= H: Handlers=mouse2 event10 B: EV=f B: KEY=420 0 70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3 B: ABS=1000003
Sample dmesg output: [ 1064.295828] input: DualPoint Stick as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input17 [ 1064.344275] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input18 [ 1069.649639] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 5 [ 1069.650596] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1069.658692] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1070.461368] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 5 [ 1070.462320] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1070.469326] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1070.780301] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 6 [ 1070.789547] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1070.806772] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 6 [ 1070.815776] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1070.831797] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 6 [ 1070.838772] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1070.893729] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 6 [ 1070.900535] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1071.032366] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 6 [ 1071.039123] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1073.387561] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 6 [ 1073.394223] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1193.632760] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 5 [ 1193.633663] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.641530] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1193.658689] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 5 [ 1193.659601] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.666436] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.667483] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.671286] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynched. [ 1193.672356] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.684022] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 5 [ 1193.684970] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.689596] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.690730] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 [ 1193.690736] psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request
I have the exact same problem on my Precision M4400 DualPoint. The problem is reliably repeated by moving the trackpoint stick and the touchpad at the same time. Any news on this?
Relevant entries in /proc/bus/ input/devices: serio1/ input1 devices/ platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input19
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=0000
N: Name="DualPoint Stick"
P: Phys=isa0060/
S: Sysfs=/
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse1 event9
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0008 Version=6222 serio1/ input0 devices/ platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input20
N: Name="AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad"
P: Phys=isa0060/
S: Sysfs=/
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse2 event10
B: EV=f
B: KEY=420 0 70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3
B: ABS=1000003
Sample dmesg output: platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input17 platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input18 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 5 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 5 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 6 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 6 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 6 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 6 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 6 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 6 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 5 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 5 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 - driver resynched. serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 5 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1 serio1/ input0 lost sync at byte 1
[ 1064.295828] input: DualPoint Stick as /devices/
[ 1064.344275] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad as /devices/
[ 1069.649639] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1069.650596] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1069.658692] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.461368] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.462320] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.469326] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.780301] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.789547] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.806772] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.815776] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.831797] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.838772] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.893729] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1070.900535] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1071.032366] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1071.039123] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1073.387561] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1073.394223] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.632760] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.633663] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.641530] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.658689] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.659601] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.666436] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.667483] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.671286] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.672356] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.684022] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.684970] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.689596] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.690730] psmouse.c: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/
[ 1193.690736] psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request