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The wifi driver may not be loading without the autostart at boot.

The camera will require some kernel module as well in order to function.
I don't have one to tinker with, but usbvideo is a starting point for
kernel modules. /lib/modules/<kernelversion>/kernel/drivers/usb/media

Once you find the module, note it in /etc/modules.conf and they will get
loaded on boot next time and then wait for an app to use them.

On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 21:28 -0400, Dow Hurst wrote:
> I have installed SUSE 9.3 on the Compal FL30 laptop. Currently the 
> touchpad is configured as a IMPS/2 Explorer type touchpad on the psaux 
> port. I get a predictable error of the cursor quickly moving to the edge 
> of the screen and activating mouse events with a series of uncontrolled 
> mouse button pushes. Dmesg says an unknown Logitech mouse type 99 when 
> booting the machine. It has a touchpad shown as * with two large buttons 
> shown as X and two small buttons shown as A and B like so:
> 
> ******
> ******
> ******
> XXAXX
> XXBXX
> 
> 
> The errors happen randomly and the mouse function can be completely lost 
> from X. I've recovered by switching to virtual terminal 1 and rebooting. 
> Lost mouse error events are reported in /var/log/messages when the 
> touchpad acts up. I'm not sure what type of touchpad it is and would 
> like to know the best way to find out. I have the nvidia driver for 3d 
> acceleration working since the laptop has Geforce Go 6200TC video hardware.
> 
> The Intel 2200 wifi worked great after the install. But later, when I 
> switched the interface in Yast2 to "manual control" from "auto 
> configured at boot" so I could turn it on and off when I wanted, then I 
> couldn't turn the interface on. It seems permanently turned off and no 
> MAC address shows in ifconfig eth1. The ipw2200 driver reports that the 
> RF switch is active at boot and the rfswitch file buried in /sysfs for 
> the driver reports the rfswitch=2. I can't find a way to turn the kill 
> switch off such as echoing a 0 or 1 into the rfswitch file under the 
> /sysfs pci bus subdirectory for the ipw2200 driver. I've tried iwpriv to 
> set_power from 6 (OFF) to 0-5 but still I don't get wifi response. The 
> set_power setting seems to relate to powersave modes but doesn't seem to 
> affect the kill switch. There is an external LED and external Mode 
> button on the laptop for the wifi. I haven't had any response from 
> pressing the button that I can tell. I've even deleted the wifi 
> interface in Yast2 and reinstalled/reconfigured but with no change in 
> status. I don't think the ipw2200 driver has control over the kill 
> switch nor does the kernel seem to have a way to control it that I have 
> found.
> 
> The USB 2.0 Camera built into the laptop lid is reported by lsusb as a 
> camera device on one of the USB hubs. I would like to know how to access 
> and control the device. Xawtv4 doesn't find the device and neither does 
> digicam.
> 
> There is a multi card reader slot in the laptop I haven't tried out yet 
> for SD and MMC type cards.
> 
> The laptop is definitely a newer Compal that is just rebranded as a 
&gt; Intrex laptop (<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.intrex.com/pcs/Notebook.aspx";>http://www.intrex.com/pcs/Notebook.aspx</a>). Chem USA 
&gt; (www.chemusa.com) advertises it as the Sonoma Whitebook 2030 if that 
&gt; helps. It has the Intel 915GM chipset with a Pentium M CPU. I like this 
&gt; laptop alot and would like to mainly get the touchpad stable and the 
&gt; wifi back on. The camera would be nice to control but isn't the most 
&gt; important item. The other items like the firewire port and PCMCIA slot 
&gt; are reported properly and configured.
&gt; 
&gt; BIOS info:
&gt; Insyde Software MobilePRO BIOS Version 4.20.10
&gt; EFL30/31 BIOS Version V1.03
&gt; Pentium M 1.86GHz
&gt; 1.31GB RAM
&gt; Insyde ACPI BIOS Initialized Version 4.20.09
&gt; 
&gt; Dmesg mouse info:
&gt; logips2pp: Detected unknown logitech mouse model 99
&gt; input: ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio4
&gt; 
&gt; and later in /var/log/messages
&gt; psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost synchronization, 
&gt; throwing 2 bytes away
&gt; psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request
&gt; logips2pp: Detected unknown logitech mouse model 99
&gt; psmouse.c: failed to reset mouse on isa0060/serio1
&gt; input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio1
&gt; psmouse.c: failed to enable mouse on isa0060/serio1
&gt; psmouse.c: Bad data from KBC - timeout
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; I'll be happy to post more info from dmesg, /proc, and /sysfs if 
&gt; requested. Any thoughts or ideas on how to address these issues? Thanks 
&gt; for your help,
&gt; Dow
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