FC5T2 - Synaptic Touchpad hell

[Partha Bagchi]

Now that the kernel is fixed (Thanks Dave!!), here is another hell :) 
for the x86_64 user - The synaptic touch pad does not work all the time. 
It is sticky and sometimes will do the strangest thing. Here are the 
messages:

tail -n 30 /var/log/messages:

Feb 11 09:48:16 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request
Feb 11 09:50:17 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Feb 11 09:50:17 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:50:17 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched.
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: Failed to reset mouse on 
isa0060/serio1
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx last message repeated 2 times
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx kernel: input: PS/2 Generic Mouse as 
/class/input/input3
Feb 11 09:50:33 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: Failed to enable mouse on 
isa0060/serio1
Feb 11 09:50:35 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:50:35 xxxxxx last message repeated 4 times
Feb 11 09:50:35 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 
lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx last message repeated 2 times
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched.
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched.
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 4
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched.
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: TouchPad at 
isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx last message repeated 4 times
Feb 11 09:52:18 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: issuing reconnect request
Feb 11 09:52:19 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: failed to re-enable mouse on 
isa0060/serio1
Feb 11 09:52:19 xxxxxx kernel: psmouse.c: resync failed, issuing 
reconnect request


etc., etc., etc., .........