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On 2017-11-02T10:20:39+00:00 kai.heng.feng wrote:

Users reported [1] trackpad locked into scroll mode, I personally cannot
reproduce the issue though.

The issue happens because the trackpad think there's a finger still
touched on the touchpad, hence move a single finger on the touchpad will
be treated as two fingers scroll.

Also, users reported this commit doesn't fully solve the issue for them:

commit 4f4001bc76fd1a138a501fbd3d68cce72cbf96ce
Author: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoi...@redhat.com>
Date: Thu Jun 15 15:32:04 2017 +0200

    HID: multitouch: fix rare Win 8 cases when the touch up event gets
missing


Reload driver (both hid-multitouch and i2c-hid) does not solve the issue. 
There's still a phantom finger on the touchpad.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651635

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/128

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On 2017-11-02T11:21:48+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Clicking releases from scroll lock, but most of the times only
temporary, meaning a few seconds later it locks again.

In the end its stops happening suddenly to return at a later point.

This issue is NOT reproducible, it sometimes stays away from me for
weeks and then it hits me and makes using the touchpad almost
impossible. Sometimes it happends everyday.

Please do not use the machine for a few hours and then say everything is
fine because you did not see it. The issue is definitely there for all
kernels <= 4.13, I have two machines, on both I experience this issue
and there are other users who see the same issue, see [1].

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651635

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
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On 2017-11-03T10:17:45+00:00 benjamin.tissoires wrote:

Thanks for raising this issue. I currently have a Dell XPS 9360 as a
loaner so the timing is perfect. I haven't used it enough to trigger the
issue on a vanilla kernel however.

Given that the scroll lock happens even if the hid-multitouch and
i2c-hid modules are removed and re-added, I would *think* the issue is
in user space, not in kernel space. The reason is that the last data in
comment #110 show that the kernel is behaving properly by rejecting the
ghost touches on my system if I replay the data.

Once the bug is triggered, could you ask the user who triggered it to
rmmod i2c-hid and modprobe it back with debug=1, and attach the output
of dmesg here? This should show the exact starting sequence of the bug,
and we will be able to rule out if it is a kernel or a user space issue.

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On 2017-11-06T23:01:42+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260527
Scroll lock that vanishes very fast

My touchpad is in the state again that I can trigger the bug
deliberately, but not a really nasty lock, only for a few seconds.

I started to load the module with debug mode, started scrolling with two
fingers, released one finger and it kept scrolling. I even removed the
finger touched again to move the cursor but it still was in scroll mode.
The issue resolved itself again without any click.

Hope you can find something in there, at the moment the locks only last
very shortly for me.

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On 2017-11-07T19:54:40+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260545
kern.log from events in the video

The touchpad started misbehaving again, but not as badly as it could be.
I started to film the problem, see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpAWC8imIcc

In the video I first show off the scroll lock happening, then I run a
script that reloads the i2c-hid module with debug info and shows a
timestamp every second, for you to get a better understanding of what
happened at which point in time in the attached kern.log file.

You can also see the mouse cursor jumping at 0:50.

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On 2017-11-07T21:11:11+00:00 benjamin.tissoires wrote:

Thanks for both logs and the video. This makes things easier to see and
understand.

The first log did show a ghost touch on the upper right corner of the
touchpad, but I wasn't sure if you accidentally touched this part of the
touchpad or not. With the video, I can see that you are only using one
finger on the touchpad, and that the touch that regularly appears on the
top right corner is a ghost one.

As far as I can tell, there is no (simple) way from the drier to ignore
those. The firmware marks those touches are valid, and it would require
far too much processing to eliminate them directly from the driver.

On the 9360 I have been loaned, I do not see such ghosts. Gnome software
says that my bios is 0.1.3.5 and that there is an update to 0.2.3.1.
Which Bios are you? There might have been an upgrade of the touchpad
that broke it. If you do not have gnome-software with fwupd, you can
just run "sudo dmidecode -s bios-version" to get the version.

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On 2017-11-07T21:21:24+00:00 benjamin.tissoires wrote:

Created attachment 260547
recording from the video, in the hid-replay format

Just so I do not lose it later, here is the converted data I extracted
from the second dmesg. You can replay the data and parse it into a human
readable format with https://github.com/bentiss/hid-replay

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On 2017-11-07T21:33:43+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

I am using bios 2.2.1. I have seen this issue in different bios
versions.

Comment #131 in launchpad says:

"For this particular issue, this information is not useful however
because the firmware for the XPS 9360 touchpad is unchanged since it's
been on the market."

So I guess the bios version is not relevant!?

I am sure you are having the issue too, it just takes time to see it.
When you use the 9360 as your daily driver you will see the issue for
sure. It could take a few weeks to first happen, but it does happen
unfortunately :-(.

I am speaking out of experience. There can be a long time where the
touchpad behaves perfectly and suddenly it goes crazy.

Thanks very much for looking into this. Anything more we could do!?

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
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On 2017-11-07T21:53:59+00:00 campbell wrote:

@Benjamin thank you for your help on this issue! Your patches to hid
have made you a bit of a hero to people with this issue, so I'm just
excited to post on a thread with you. :)

I am using bios version 1.3.5 with the same problem (I'm the one who
provided the event dumps in the launchpad thread).

I'm currently of the mindset that this is a hardware issue. The last
week or so, I've been "curing" my attacks with firm pressure on the
space between the trackpad and the space bar. Firm enough to risk a
physical click on the touchpad. This seems to solve the episodes for a
longer time than my previous method (hard physical click on the right
side of the touchpad).

That said, it's only been a week. I've thought I've had a solution
before.

Looking at a disassembly of the laptop ( https://www.parts-
people.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/xps9350touchpadconnector.jpg
) though, I don't see what I could be pressing on. The touchpad connetor
is in the middle of the touchpad. Maybe one of the pads that holds it in
place is a little too far over and generating a click? I always thought
touchpads worked with capacitance though, and it would be a pretty dumb
material choice for padding if it changes apparent capacitance where it
touches the trackpad. Also, that wouldn't explain the "flickering"
effect.

I second Esokrarkose's comment - try using the laptop as a daily driver.
I'm sure you'll run into the issue eventually. It very rarely occurs
when I start using the machine, usually it pops up over time.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/141

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On 2017-11-07T21:59:52+00:00 benjamin.tissoires wrote:

Right. So if Windows is immune to this problem, there must be some sort
of palm rejection mechanism in user space that prevents it to see the
issue. I'll check with Peter Hutterer if this is something doable.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/142

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On 2017-11-07T22:14:55+00:00 benjamin.tissoires wrote:

Answer from Peter: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103208
Once this bug is fixed in libinput, you should be fine. But note that this is a 
firmware issue still :)

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/143

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On 2017-11-08T02:52:19+00:00 kai.heng.feng wrote:

Some users reported that Windows is also affected [1] in comment #3,
#21.

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651635

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/144

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On 2017-11-08T08:14:05+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Regarding Windows being affected: I did some research, but nowhere
outside of the launchpad page I could find someone confirming it is an
issue there too and I guess there are much more XPS 13 Windows users out
there than linux users, but since it is an firmware issue I guess the
two comments may be right, still I am a bit surprised it was not
mentioned somewhere outside the linux userers world, maybe it's less
likely to appear there?

Mario Limonciello from Dell is subscribed here, maybe he could comment
whether it is likely that a firmware update is issued?

Benjamin Tissoires: Shall I keep recording the issue to find out if it's
always the upper right corner where the ghost touches are coming from?

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/145

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On 2017-11-08T08:24:50+00:00 peter.hutterer wrote:

can you get me an evemu-record output for the ghost touch please? Is it
always in the same spot, or roughly the same spot?

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/146

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On 2017-11-08T09:35:20+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

When it happens again and I have the time I will upload the evemu-record
along with the other debug info.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/147

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On 2017-11-08T14:56:02+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260565
kern log of the stuck pointer in the video

Touchpad got stuck, the pointer locked completely, I remember dragging
one finger from outside the upper right corner to the touchpad when the
pointer got stuck. Then I started recording the video:

https://youtu.be/GXw0MVjbn2w

As last time, the script I run reloaded the kernel module with debug
info, as can be seen, the pointer was still stuck. The lock was released
in 0:51, when I pressed the right button, as can be heard in the video.

The evemu-record will be attached in the next comment.

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On 2017-11-08T14:57:08+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260567
evemu-record output of video, as requested

evemu-record output of https://youtu.be/GXw0MVjbn2w

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
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On 2017-11-08T15:10:18+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260569
kern log of right corner triggering

As you told me the upper right corner might trigger this I played around
and found I could trigger misbehavior by playing around a bit (but this
only works sometimes, not always). I recorded that experience once
again:

https://youtu.be/gEYBBP_6Yr0

Right now as I am typing the touchpad is also misbehaving, but I do not
have unlimited time to record all the time. I can't tell if it's always
related to the upper right corner.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/150

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On 2017-11-08T15:13:33+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260571
evemu-record of upper right corner triggering

evemu-record of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEYBBP_6Yr0

If you need snapshots of the evemu-record.log my script took every
second to diff what happened at every second in the video let me know.
Also available for the prior evemu-record.

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/151

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On 2017-11-08T15:37:26+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260573
lower corner kern.log

One last time, triggering scroll lock with right lower corner and then
with the right upper corner.

Watch closely: In the beginning I trigger a scroll lock with the lower
corner.

https://youtu.be/_O6BJQYYY7c

Sometimes though the scroll locking happens although I do not remember
getting near a corner, at least I think so, I am not sure.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/152

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On 2017-11-08T15:38:33+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Created attachment 260575
lower corner evemu recording

Corresponding evemu recording for https://youtu.be/_O6BJQYYY7c.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/153

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On 2017-11-08T16:04:17+00:00 superm1 wrote:

A few clarification points and thoughts:

1) On the Windows side there is no extra Synaptics driver doing any palm
rejection.  Windows uses the inbox HID driver.  Anything handled in this
area would be entirely with the built-in Windows software stack.

2) There haven't been any touchpad firmware updates for the XPS 9360
since launch.

3) Upgrading system firmware (BIOS) I don't believe should have any
bearing on this particular issue.  I know BIOS update flashes a lot of
components, but touchpad is not one of them.

>Mario Limonciello from Dell is subscribed here, maybe he could comment
>>whether it is likely that a firmware update is issued?

As of right now there aren't any touchpad firmware updates in the works.

Although there could be some potential improvements to palm rejection
handling in libinput as mentioned above, I'm highly suspicious of a few
pieces of defective hardware for those afflicted by this annoying issue.
And yes I know that one person on Launchpad mentioned they had TP
replaced but issue came back, but it could still be a defective
replacement too.

@esokrarkose, since you seem to be able to readily reproduce on your
piece of hardware I think it would be ideal if you could set up a dual
boot or a Windows to go USB stick (If you have access) that you can
experiment with Windows 10's inbox driver.  If you can still reproduce
problems there I'm going to go on a limb and say it really is defective
hardware and not something that should be bandaged by libinput to look
for the ghost touches.

Evidence of it happening in both places should make a pretty strong case
for repair.

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On 2017-11-08T16:27:27+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

"a few pieces of defective hardware for those afflicted by this annoying
issue"

That comment is making me quite angry. I am not wasting a lot of time so
that it gets rejected by saying: this only affects a few pieces of
hardware implying it is not relevant. I spent money for two pieces of
this hardware manufactured at different dates (more than a month
inbetween) and both have the issue.

Paul Menzel also subscribed to this issue has colleagues with the same
problem. One person got a replacement and the issue was still there. A
very very unlikely coincidence, isn't it? It's likely that MOST of the
touchpads are broken then, if you do not believe that all are affected.

When I have more time I will have a look at Windows, but I have already
wasted too much time with that, I do not expect such problems for that
price tag.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/155

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On 2017-11-08T16:52:53+00:00 superm1 wrote:

I'm sorry, but I don't have statistics to show number of calls related
to touchpad relative to units sold.  I don't work in the Dell support
organization.  I'm trying to add to this issue context that will help
get down to a root cause.

My suspicion in it being defective hardware is colored by the fact that
I've used both an XPS 9350 and XPS 9360 daily (Which each contain
Synaptics I2C TP) for a while now and never experienced this issue
myself and know dozens of others who have as well.

As you mentioned: it's also suspicious that a handful of people have the
problem, they seem to all be on Linux, and they have congregated on a
Launchpad bug.  This is the internet, people with similar views, similar
problems flock to the same place.

Even if it's defective hardware i'm not saying it can't be helped by
libinput adjustments.  I'm saying the surface area of afflicted people
(appears) small so a hardware problem is a potential root cause and
repair may be the quickest solution.

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On 2017-11-08T23:30:33+00:00 peter.hutterer wrote:

looking at the logs in attachment 260547:
* the ghost touch starts at 1216/0 (xmax/ymin) and is constant
* at 875.329542 it is at 1192/14
* It later *moves* to 1185/18 over several events and stays there. This pattern 
repeats multiple times

The highest distance from the edge is 1185 and 20, so roughly 3 and 2
mm, respectively. Note: this is from a manual analysis, not a scripted
one so I may have missed a value.  I'm assuming the others are the same,
because in the end they can only be worse, if they're better than the
above that's great ;)

For userspace this means:
* there isn't a single coordinate that we can blacklist
* we need some heuristics beyond 'maximum edge of the touchpad' because 3/2mm 
is a significant distance in. that heuristic runs the danger of interfering 
with real touches
* we can't just look at a touch and ignore it when it doesn't move - some of 
them move. Although it looks like they move late enough that we can pick them 
out before that happens.

Either way, the above would definitely require a model-specific quirk
because we don't want to affect other devices. I wouldn't be surprised
if windows papers over this accidentally, in the same way as the bug
linked in comment 10 would probably paper over this. The windows bit is
a guess though.

I'm going with Mario here and suspect this is defective hardware. If
every XPS user would have this issue it'd be a different matter but
fixing this has a nonzero cost for userspace.

Reply at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-
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On 2017-11-09T03:52:52+00:00 campbell wrote:

Voicing my experience here - as someone who thinks it's a hardware
issue... I dual boot this machine and play games on the Windows side.
I've never had it appear in Windows 10. Also, the couple of comments in
Launchpad are the only reports I can find _anywhere on the Internet_ of
it happening in Win.

There are many reports from users who have had the touchpad replaced, or
reseated. They think it's OK for a week or two, then it returns. I've
even read threads from people who have gone through 3 or more
replacements this way. :(

I'm inclined to think it's something that the windows driver
accidentally papers over. Is the touchpad size detection in Win the
same? Is there potentially a small dead zone around the outside, or are
we potentially detecting a larger surface than exists?

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On 2017-11-09T04:15:48+00:00 peter.hutterer wrote:

> Is there potentially a small dead zone around the outside, or are we
> potentially detecting a larger surface than exists?

Thats quite easy to verify, just run the touchpad-edge-detector tool

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On 2017-11-09T08:53:47+00:00 campbell wrote:

I used the measurement from Dell's specs on their website for my service
tag number.

```
sudo touchpad-edge-detector 105x60 /dev/input/event16 

Touchpad DLL075B:01 06CB:76AF Touchpad on /dev/input/event16
Move one finger around the touchpad to detect the actual edges
Kernel says:    x [0..1216], y [0..680]
Touchpad sends: x [3..1216], y [0..680] -|-| \^C

Touchpad size as listed by the kernel: 101x56mm
User-specified touchpad size: 105x60mm
Calculated ranges: 1213/680

Suggested udev rule:
# <Laptop model description goes here>
evdev:name:DLL075B:01 06CB:76AF 
Touchpad:dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.3.5:bd05/08/2017:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139360:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn06CC14:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:*
 EVDEV_ABS_00=3:1216:12
 EVDEV_ABS_01=0:680:11
 EVDEV_ABS_35=3:1216:12
 EVDEV_ABS_36=0:680:11
```

Looks like the kernel expected a smaller device. Not sure what to make
of that, but I'll give it a try and report back! This week has been
pretty calm for me as far as this problem goes, so I'd be interested to
see the output/effect of touchpad-edge-detector settings from someone
else...

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On 2017-11-09T09:30:26+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

It takes a while until it matches what Kernel and Touchpad say, but here
it is:

sudo touchpad-edge-detector 105x60 /dev/input/event10
Touchpad DLL075B:01 06CB:76AF Touchpad on /dev/input/event10
Move one finger around the touchpad to detect the actual edges
Kernel says:    x [0..1216], y [0..680]
Touchpad sends: x [0..1216], y [0..680] \^C\\|

Touchpad size as listed by the kernel: 101x56mm
User-specified touchpad size: 105x60mm
Calculated ranges: 1216/680

Suggested udev rule:
# <Laptop model description goes here>
evdev:name:DLL075B:01 06CB:76AF 
Touchpad:dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.2.1:bd08/18/2017:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139360:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn05JK94:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:*
 EVDEV_ABS_00=0:1216:12
 EVDEV_ABS_01=0:680:11
 EVDEV_ABS_35=0:1216:12
 EVDEV_ABS_36=0:680:11

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On 2017-11-09T16:43:02+00:00 pmenzel+bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

(In reply to Esokrarkose from comment #22)
> "a few pieces of defective hardware for those afflicted by this annoying
> issue"
> 
> That comment is making me quite angry. I am not wasting a lot of time so
> that it gets rejected by saying: this only affects a few pieces of hardware
> implying it is not relevant. I spent money for two pieces of this hardware
> manufactured at different dates (more than a month inbetween) and both have
> the issue.
> 
> Paul Menzel also subscribed to this issue has colleagues with the same
> problem.

Just a clarification, that we couldn’t reproduce the issue in Microsoft
Windows 10 (we reluctantly installed and took some time). After that, we
were not able to reproduce it with an Ubuntu installation anymore.

> When I have more time I will have a look at Windows, but I have already
> wasted too much time with that, I do not expect such problems for that price
> tag.

I totally agree, that Dell’s QA failed big time. But please try to
reproduce the issue with Microsoft Windows, and to try to get a
replacement for both devices.

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On 2017-11-09T20:31:40+00:00 superm1 wrote:

FWIW, touchpad-edge-detector recommends the exact same values on the XPS 9350 
as the values recommended by comment #28 and comment #27.
evdev:name:DLL0704:01 06CB:76AE

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On 2017-11-09T20:37:46+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

"Just a clarification, that we couldn’t reproduce the issue in Microsoft
Windows 10 (we reluctantly installed and took some time). After that, we
were not able to reproduce it with an Ubuntu installation anymore."

Right, ok then you still have the issue, it will return eventually,
because it wasn't fixed magically.

Yesterday and by the start of today the issue was bugging me extremly,
now its all of the sudden gone, I can't trigger it, no matter how hard I
try, even the right upper and lower edges behave correctly. There was no
reboot inbetween just a couple of suspends.

It's extremely frustrating to convince you guys, but at the end of the
day that touchpad is simply unreliable, there is definitely an issue and
it will return at a random point.

I mean I'm okay with changing the touchpad, I would even request the
guys from Dell to do so, but I am 100% certain, that the problem will
return.

I am frustrated, because if I would carry my computer to you guys and
try to show the problem it wouldn't work instantly almost certainly. If
you would spend a day with me, I could show you when it happens just
like in the video. I am sure the same would happen to me when Mario
would give me his XPS 13 model. Maybe it's related to usage pattern!?

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On 2017-11-10T00:32:59+00:00 peter.hutterer wrote:

(In reply to Campbell Vertesi from comment #27)
> Looks like the kernel expected a smaller device. 

Rounding error, not to worry about. Kernel provides the resolution in
units/mm as integer, but your touchpad has 11.58 u/mm. Rounding up the
resolution to 12 results in a perceived smaller size (101 vs 105mm). This
doesn't usually matter unless it's out by some significant amount.

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On 2017-11-10T00:43:37+00:00 superm1 wrote:

??Hello,
I will be out of office 11/10 returning 11/13. Expect delayed email responses.

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On 2017-11-10T13:14:43+00:00 campbell wrote:

Thanks @Peter for the explanation.

@Esokrarkose the next time this happens to you.. could you please try
putting pressure on some other parts of the case, and see if that
resolves it for you? I've found that firm pressure in the space between
the trackpad and the space bar resolves it for me. Can you replicate?

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On 2017-11-10T14:11:16+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Damn, pressing on the case between the right corner and "Alt Gr"
triggered the issue. When moving the finger on the case with pressure
(not touching the touchpad) the mouse pointer sometimes moves very
slightly :-(.

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On 2017-11-10T14:22:20+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Windows 10 also affected. It behaves a little bit better, but I could
reproduce the jumping and the lock.

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On 2017-11-11T16:11:35+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

Can others who have the same issue verify that their models have a weak
spot on the case between upper right corner and "Alt Gr" key and
pressing there makes the trackpad go mad?

Campbell, when was your system manufactured, can you also trigger the
issue pressing on the spot I suggest?

Mario, could you somehow help me convince support that it's been
verified that a swap is justified in my case? All the stuff they want me
to try is obviously just a waste of time.

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/170

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On 2017-11-13T14:42:16+00:00 harald.oberhofer wrote:

(In reply to Esokrarkose from comment #37)

Hi I have an XPS 13 9360 with the touchpad issue but do not have such a
weak spot. Pressing the case between upper right corner and the right
Alt key doesn't do a thing.

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On 2017-11-13T17:28:35+00:00 campbell wrote:

Well, it sucks to discover it's a hardware issue for sure. :(

I bought my system in June 2017. Service tag # C3L06H2 so you can look
up the specs :)

I don't have a particular weak spot between the trackpad and the right
alt key.  I can press anywhere above the trackpad and it ends an
episode, but I can't seem to trigger an episode that way. I'm continuing
to experiment with different spots on the below-keyboard part of the
case to see if I can figure out a pattern.

Given that it seems very forgiving about precisely where I press, right
now my theory is a charge buildup from improper grounding somewhere.

Further discussion of this really doesn't belong on the kernel bugzilla,
but I don't know where else to do it. Is it OK if we continue debugging
the issue in this thread?

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/172

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On 2017-11-13T19:02:51+00:00 superm1 wrote:

I'm curious to hear, anyone affected who has used the output from
touchpad-edge-detector, did you have any positive results?

I believe that's the only potential software change on the table right
now as an outcome of this bug.  We should probably close it after
deciding that.

@esokrakose, Campbell (and any others that this is looking like a HW issue):
Regarding where to take this discussion of a potential HW issue:
You can bring it to the Dell project sputnik forums to openly discuss as a 
group: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/f/4613

If you're having a hard time with the phone support group, I'm sorry about 
that.  I talked to one of our web support guys and pre-wired them on the 
situation going on.  You can join the Dell forums and send him a friend request 
with your service tag through his profile:
http://en.community.dell.com/members/dell_2d00_justin-c

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/173

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On 2018-01-07T15:08:54+00:00 Esokrarkose wrote:

This can be closed, it is indeed a hardware issue. Got my touchpad
replaced in November and I have never experienced this again ever since.
Also the Dell support guys on twitter are amazing!

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sputnik/+bug/1651635/comments/189


** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #103208
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