Thinkpad T40, Controller Command Byte for the i8042

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laptop is a new ibm factory image T40 with XP Pro SP1

after just one connection to windows update and all critical updates
applied,
this event comes up in the xp event log
"Could not successfully write the Controller Command Byte for the i8042"

it seems to point to something getting screwed up with the trackpoint
device/driver

anyone have a suggestion how to resolve it?

closest KB article I found

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;147346

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ted.ffrater wrote
> install an up to date version of Linux or IBM os2.

I run a dual-boot system with suse pro 9.1 and xp pro sp1

hope that helps you.

Archived from groups: ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad,comp.sys.laptops (More info?)

Try the IBM update utility, which searches your model of pc for needed
driver updates specific to it, and will install them for you. I seem to
remember several lately related to the trackpoint.

Chip


"mikko heikkinen" <mh@extremetech.com> wrote in message
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> laptop is a new ibm factory image T40 with XP Pro SP1
>
> after just one connection to windows update and all critical updates
> applied,
> this event comes up in the xp event log
> "Could not successfully write the Controller Command Byte for the i8042"
>
> it seems to point to something getting screwed up with the trackpoint
> device/driver
>
> anyone have a suggestion how to resolve it?
>
> closest KB article I found
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;147346
>
>