File xf86-input-synaptics-wait.diff of Package xorg-x11-driver-input

--- src/eventcomm.c.orig	2009-11-14 01:50:20.000000000 +0000
+++ src/eventcomm.c	2009-11-14 01:51:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -404,7 +404,10 @@ EventAutoDevProbe(LocalDevicePtr local)
     int i;
     Bool touchpad_found = FALSE;
     struct dirent **namelist;
+    int wait = 0;
+    const int max_wait = 2000;
 
+    while (wait <= max_wait && !touchpad_found) {
     i = scandir(DEV_INPUT_EVENT, &namelist, EventDevOnly, alphasort);
     if (i < 0) {
 		xf86Msg(X_ERROR, "Couldn't open %s\n", DEV_INPUT_EVENT);
@@ -429,8 +432,8 @@ EventAutoDevProbe(LocalDevicePtr local)
 
 			if (event_query_is_touchpad(fd, TRUE)) {
 				touchpad_found = TRUE;
-			    xf86Msg(X_PROBED, "%s auto-dev sets device to %s\n",
-				    local->name, fname);
+			    xf86Msg(X_PROBED, "%s auto-dev sets device to %s (waited %d msec)\n",
+				    local->name, fname, wait);
 			    local->options =
 			    	xf86ReplaceStrOption(local->options, "Device", fname);
 			}
@@ -438,6 +441,13 @@ EventAutoDevProbe(LocalDevicePtr local)
 		}
 		free(namelist[i]);
     }
+    if (!touchpad_found) {
+	ErrorF("%s waiting 100 msec to become devices ready\n", local->name); 
+	usleep(100*1000);
+	wait += 100;
+	ErrorF("%s waiting time total: %d\n", local->name, wait);
+    }
+    } /* while (wait <= max_wait && !touchpad_found) */
 	free(namelist);
 
 	if (!touchpad_found) {