For anyone trying to use my suggested approach above for compiling the psmouse-elantech-v6 driver above on a more recent (Ubuntu 13.04 or Linux Mint 15), you'll likely run into a problem due to the updated Linux kernel (3.8.x). You'll need to follow these very helpful tips: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2111236 - I've now got my touchpad going again after much frustration following an upgrade to Mint 15.
For anyone trying to use my suggested approach above for compiling the psmouse-elantech-v6 driver above on a more recent (Ubuntu 13.04 or Linux Mint 15), you'll likely run into a problem due to the updated Linux kernel (3.8.x). You'll need to follow these very helpful tips: http:// ubuntuforums. org/showthread. php?t=2111236 - I've now got my touchpad going again after much frustration following an upgrade to Mint 15.