[Acer Aspire One 725] my touchpad shows up as PS/2 Generic Mouse

[Goksu]

Acer Aspire One 725

As my touchpad shows up as PS/2 Generic Mouse the touchpad settings do not appear. adn thus I can not use the two finger scrolling etc.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-22-generic 3.5.0-22.34
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: goksu 2434 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: goksu 2434 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Date: Tue Jan 22 23:03:46 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0a004d32-ecae-4044-9192-9fd962bdefef
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-10 (42 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MachineType: Acer AO725
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-22-generic root=UUID=c3a24103-ba1c-4750-b13d-a1ab9476ed0d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-22-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-22-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.95
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/05/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V1.05
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: ZA10_BZ
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.05:bd07/05/2012:svnAcer:pnAO725:pvrV1.05:rvnAcer:rnZA10_BZ:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AO725
dmi.product.version: V1.05
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.8 kernel[0] (Not a kernel in the daily directory) and install both the linux-image and linux-image-extra .deb packages.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.8-rc4-raring/

[Goksu (gun-goksu)]

Hi Joseph,

I have done the test and added the tag "kernel-bug-exists-upstream".

What else can I do?

[Goksu (gun-goksu)]

According to the Acer support page, the touchpad supports "Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip". The two-finger works under windows7starter.

I'd like to be able to use some of those (importance high to low from left to right).
I have found some settings in the bug reports elsewhere to try but I need to get the touchpad recognized for what it is.

Thank you for the support.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Goksu, as per http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers an update is available for your BIOS (V1.07). If you update to this, does it change anything?

If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

Thank you for your understanding.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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