--- linux-2.6.27/drivers/input/mouse/alps.c	2008-12-09 00:31:48.000000000 +1100
+++ linux-2.6.27.alps/drivers/input/mouse/alps.c	2008-12-09 01:08:09.000000000 +1100
@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if ((packet[3] & 0xf) == 0xf) {
+		/* 9-byte packet format seen on some DualPoints */
+		/* handle relative update and then fall through for remainder */
+		input_report_rel(dev2, REL_X,
+			packet[4] ? packet[4] - ((packet[3] << 4) & 0x100) : 0);
+		input_report_rel(dev2, REL_Y,
+			packet[5] ? ((packet[3] << 3) & 0x100) - packet[5] : 0);
+		input_sync(dev2);
+		packet[3] = packet[6];
+		packet[4] = packet[7];
+		packet[5] = packet[8];
+	}
+
 	if (priv->i->flags & ALPS_OLDPROTO) {
 		left = packet[2] & 0x10;
 		right = packet[2] & 0x08;
@@ -197,6 +210,21 @@
 	if ((psmouse->packet[0] & priv->i->mask0) != priv->i->byte0)
 		return PSMOUSE_BAD_DATA;
 
+	if ((psmouse->pktcnt >= 4) && ((psmouse->packet[3] & 0xf) == 0xf))
+	{
+		/* 9-byte packet format seen on some DualPoints */
+		/* Bytes 7 - 9 should have 0 in the highest bit */
+		if ((psmouse->pktcnt >= 7) && (psmouse->pktcnt <= 9) &&
+		    (psmouse->packet[psmouse->pktcnt - 1] & 0x80))
+			return PSMOUSE_BAD_DATA;
+
+		if (psmouse->pktcnt == 9) {
+			alps_process_packet(psmouse);
+			return PSMOUSE_FULL_PACKET;
+		}
+		return PSMOUSE_GOOD_DATA;
+	}
+
 	/* Bytes 2 - 6 should have 0 in the highest bit */
 	if (psmouse->pktcnt >= 2 && psmouse->pktcnt <= 6 &&
 	    (psmouse->packet[psmouse->pktcnt - 1] & 0x80))
--- linux-2.6.27/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h	2008-10-10 09:13:53.000000000 +1100
+++ linux-2.6.27.alps/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h	2008-11-06 02:32:45.000000000 +1100
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	struct work_struct resync_work;
 	char *vendor;
 	char *name;
-	unsigned char packet[8];
+	unsigned char packet[9];
 	unsigned char badbyte;
 	unsigned char pktcnt;
 	unsigned char pktsize;