SuSE 9.0 on a Toshiba M30-344 - Revision history

Marc Saric at 15:59, 1 May 2025

2025-05-01T15:59:59Z

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			= SuSE Linux 9.0 on a Toshiba M30-344 =

	== Technical data ==		== Technical data ==

Marc Saric: /* Update to SuSE 9.1 */

2014-07-19T21:44:03Z

Update to SuSE 9.1

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:44, 19 July 2014
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	i.e. ~~uncommenting~~ the Logitech/Genius-stuff.		i.e. commenting the Logitech/Genius-stuff.

	There is [http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/toshiba-m30/toshiba-m30.htm another patch], which helps with the remaining pauses, but I think both of them are not neccessary if the psmouse-option mentioned above works.		There is [http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/toshiba-m30/toshiba-m30.htm another patch], which helps with the remaining pauses, but I think both of them are not neccessary if the psmouse-option mentioned above works.

Marc Saric: /* Update to SuSE 9.1 */

2014-07-19T21:43:22Z

Update to SuSE 9.1

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	Another option would be to patch the kernel, as described in a mail I got from [MAILTO:ansidremon@gmx.de Simon Effenberg], who found the reason for the bug in the kernel 2.6-sources to show up again, specifically in <tt>"./drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c"</tt> of the PS/2-driver, which causes the keyboard-bouncing to show up again with SuSE 9.1 and which can be fixed with a small patch. The original looks like this		Another option would be to patch the kernel, as described in a mail I got from [MAILTO:ansidremon@gmx.de Simon Effenberg], who found the reason for the bug in the kernel 2.6-sources to show up again, specifically in <tt>"./drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c"</tt> of the PS/2-driver, which causes the keyboard-bouncing to show up again with SuSE 9.1 and which can be fixed with a small patch. The original looks like this

	<~~php~~>		<syntaxhighlight lang="c">
	/*		/*
	* Try Synaptics TouchPad		* Try Synaptics TouchPad
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	}		}
	}		}
	</~~php~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	and has to be changed to		and has to be changed to

	<~~php~~>		<syntaxhighlight lang="c">
	/*		/*
	* Try Synaptics TouchPad		* Try Synaptics TouchPad
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	}		}
	*/		*/
	</~~php~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	i.e. uncommenting the Logitech/Genius-stuff.		i.e. uncommenting the Logitech/Genius-stuff.

Marc Saric at 21:41, 19 July 2014

2014-07-19T21:41:44Z

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	Short note: Because I am no longer working at the [http://www.uni-tuebingen.de university], I don't use this laptop any more and there won't be any substantial updates to this page.		Short note: Because I am no longer working at the [http://www.uni-tuebingen.de university], I don't use this laptop any more and there won't be any substantial updates to this page.

	{\| width="90%" align="center~~" style="background: #F8F8F8; border: 1px solid #8AFF00;~~"		{\| width="90%" align="center"
	\|- ~~bgcolor="#8AFF00"~~ valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
	\| colspan="3" \| '''Toshiba M30-344'''		\| colspan="3" \| '''Toshiba M30-344'''
	\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"		\|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"

Marc Saric: /* Links */

2006-08-28T17:32:33Z

Links

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	* [http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~tenshi/tosh/ Toshiba M30-404 Linux installation guide by Thomas Ch. aka tenshi]		* [http://www.uni-koblenz.de/~tenshi/tosh/ Toshiba M30-404 Linux installation guide by Thomas Ch. aka tenshi]
	* [http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/toshiba-m30/toshiba-m30.htm Marco Kraus' Toshiba M30-841]		* [http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/toshiba-m30/toshiba-m30.htm Marco Kraus' Toshiba M30-841]
			* [http://www.jimbo7.com/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiba_m30 Toshiba M30 Debian setup on Jimbo7-wiki]
	* [http://www.tuxmobil.org/ Tuxmobil]		* [http://www.tuxmobil.org/ Tuxmobil]
	* [http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ Linux on Laptops]		* [http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ Linux on Laptops]
	* [http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de/main/index.html Set of Toshiba installation infos]		* [http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de/main/index.html Set of Toshiba installation infos]
	* [http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/index.htm The Toshiba mailing list]		* [http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/index.htm The Toshiba mailing list]

Marc Saric: /* Update to SuSE 9.1 */

2006-05-07T14:37:27Z

Update to SuSE 9.1

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	if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)		if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)
	return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;		return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;
	*/		*/
	/*		/*
	* Some Synaptics touchpads can emulate extended protocols (like IMPS/2).		* Some Synaptics touchpads can emulate extended protocols (like IMPS/2).
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	}		}
	}		}
	*/		*/
	</php>		</php>

Marc Saric: /* Update to SuSE 9.1 */

2006-05-07T14:36:13Z

Update to SuSE 9.1

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	* Try Synaptics TouchPad		* Try Synaptics TouchPad
	*/		*/
	if (psmouse_max_proto ~~>~~ PSMOUSE_PS2 &~~amp;~~&~~amp;~~ synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {		if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_PS2 && synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {
	synaptics_hardware = 1;		synaptics_hardware = 1;
	psmouse-~~>~~vendor = "Synaptics";		psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";
	psmouse-~~>~~name = "TouchPad";		psmouse->name = "TouchPad";

	if (psmouse_max_proto ~~>~~ PSMOUSE_IMEX) {		if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {
	if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)		if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)
	return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;		return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;
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	* Try Synaptics TouchPad		* Try Synaptics TouchPad
	*/		*/
	/* if (psmouse_max_proto ~~>~~ PSMOUSE_PS2 &~~amp;~~&~~amp;~~ synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {		/* if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_PS2 && synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {
	synaptics_hardware = 1;		synaptics_hardware = 1;
	psmouse-~~>~~vendor = "Synaptics";		psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";
	psmouse-~~>~~name = "TouchPad";		psmouse->name = "TouchPad";

	if (psmouse_max_proto ~~>~~ PSMOUSE_IMEX) {		if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {
	if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)		if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)
	return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;		return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;

Marc Saric: /* Update to SuSE 9.1 */

2006-05-07T14:27:57Z

Update to SuSE 9.1

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:27, 7 May 2006
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	Another option would be to patch the kernel, as described in a mail I got from [MAILTO:ansidremon@gmx.de Simon Effenberg], who found the reason for the bug in the kernel 2.6-sources to show up again, specifically in <tt>"./drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c"</tt> of the PS/2-driver, which causes the keyboard-bouncing to show up again with SuSE 9.1 and which can be fixed with a small patch. The original looks like this		Another option would be to patch the kernel, as described in a mail I got from [MAILTO:ansidremon@gmx.de Simon Effenberg], who found the reason for the bug in the kernel 2.6-sources to show up again, specifically in <tt>"./drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c"</tt> of the PS/2-driver, which causes the keyboard-bouncing to show up again with SuSE 9.1 and which can be fixed with a small patch. The original looks like this

			<php>
	/*		/*
	* Try Synaptics TouchPad		* Try Synaptics TouchPad
	*/		*/
	if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_PS2 && synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {		if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_PS2 && synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {
	synaptics_hardware = 1;		synaptics_hardware = 1;
	psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";		psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";
	psmouse->name = "TouchPad";		psmouse->name = "TouchPad";

	if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {		if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {
	if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)		if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)
	return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;		return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;

	/*		/*
	* Some Synaptics touchpads can emulate extended protocols (like IMPS/2).		* Some Synaptics touchpads can emulate extended protocols (like IMPS/2).
	* Unfortunately Logitech/Genius probes confuse some firmware versions so		* Unfortunately Logitech/Genius probes confuse some firmware versions so
	* we'll have to skip them.		* we'll have to skip them.
	*/		*/
	psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_IMEX;		psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_IMEX;
	}		}
	}		}
			</php>

	and has to be changed to		and has to be changed to

	<~~nowiki~~>		<php>
	/*		/*
	* Try Synaptics TouchPad		* Try Synaptics TouchPad
	*/
	~~/* if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_PS2 && synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {~~
	~~synaptics_hardware = 1;~~
	~~psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";~~
	~~psmouse->name = "TouchPad";~~

	~~if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {~~
	~~if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)~~
	~~return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;~~
	*/		*/
	/*		/* if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_PS2 && synaptics_detect(psmouse)) {
	* Some Synaptics touchpads can emulate extended protocols (like IMPS/2).		synaptics_hardware = 1;
	* Unfortunately Logitech/Genius probes confuse some firmware versions so		psmouse->vendor = "Synaptics";
	* we'll have to skip them.		psmouse->name = "TouchPad";
	*/
	~~/* psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_IMEX;~~		if (psmouse_max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {
	}		if (synaptics_init(psmouse) == 0)
	}		return PSMOUSE_SYNAPTICS;
			*/
			/*
			* Some Synaptics touchpads can emulate extended protocols (like IMPS/2).
			* Unfortunately Logitech/Genius probes confuse some firmware versions so
			* we'll have to skip them.
	*/		*/
	</~~nowiki~~>		/* psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_IMEX;
			}
			}
			*/
			</php>

			i.e. uncommenting the Logitech/Genius-stuff.

	~~i.e. uncommenting the Logitech/Genius-stuff<br />~~ There is [http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/toshiba-m30/toshiba-m30.htm another patch], which helps with the remaining pauses, but I think both of them are not neccessary if the psmouse-option mentioned above works.		There is [http://www.kraus.tk/installnotes/toshiba-m30/toshiba-m30.htm another patch], which helps with the remaining pauses, but I think both of them are not neccessary if the psmouse-option mentioned above works.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

Marc Saric: /* Update to SuSE 9.1 */

2006-05-07T14:26:19Z

Update to SuSE 9.1

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:26, 7 May 2006
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	Just add		Just add

	<~~code~~>		<pre>
	psmouse.rate=40		psmouse.rate=40
	</~~code~~>		</pre>

	to your kernel-parameters (this can be done via Yast2 in the bootloader-config) and the bouncing is totaly gone.<br /> In case that you load psmouse as a module, do a		to your kernel-parameters (this can be done via Yast2 in the bootloader-config) and the bouncing is totaly gone.<br /> In case that you load psmouse as a module, do a

Marc Saric: /* Update to SuSE 9.1 */

2006-05-07T14:26:00Z

Update to SuSE 9.1

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:26, 7 May 2006
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	Just add		Just add

			<code>
	psmouse.rate=40		psmouse.rate=40
			</code>

	to your kernel-parameters (this can be done via Yast2 in the bootloader-config) and the bouncing is totaly gone.<br /> In case that you load psmouse as a module, do a		to your kernel-parameters (this can be done via Yast2 in the bootloader-config) and the bouncing is totaly gone.<br /> In case that you load psmouse as a module, do a