When using 'Switch Users' the trackpad does not function

[Christopher]

When I change users the trackpad doesn't seem to work at all for the new users. When I keyboard navigate back to the 'first' user the trackpad works. If I fully log out of a user, then log into the new one, the trackpad works as well as it ever does.

[Carl Richell (carlrichell)]

Thanks for your bug report. Lets try this first - after you log in as the new user go to System > Preferences > Touchpad. Increase the sensitivity and make sure the "Enable Touchpad" box is checked.

If this does not work please provide your system76 model number. You'll find it by going to System > Administration > System76 Driver and looking at the System Information tab.

[Christopher (christopher-m-werner)]

The enable touchpad box is checked.

My System Model is daru1

[Carl Richell (carlrichell)]

I've confirmed this bug on my Darter. The Synaptic touchpad seems disabled when switching from my user to another user account. User permissions are not an issue.

[Christopher (christopher-m-werner)]

Any suggestions or things I could try? I'm sort of lost for a start point on this one...

Thanks

[Thomas Aaron (tom-system76)]

This appears to be a known bug in Feisty (and maybe even in Edgy).
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/68370

There are some proposed workarounds at that link, but I've found all of them to be
a bit intermittent in their success.

[Richard Theil (richard-theil)]

I see the issue on an IBM T41. It has been there in Feisty, and it is still there on Gutsy as of 2007-08-23. The mouse pointer cannot be moved with the trackpad as soon as the second user login screen appears. A connected Apple Mighty Mouse works (with 1D scrolling). I would guess this is a duplicate of 68370 as well (but I post here, because this is tagged "medium", while the other is low (which is inappropriate, given that user switching is enabled-by-default).

I think 39822 might be a related issue, too (but tagged as "not needing to be fixed"??!):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/39822

I actually have a use case, where this laptop is used for a DJ/media performance. The environment is a bit low on space and somewhat "hostile", so a mouse would be extremely inconvenient. I and other operators perform on it under a generic account. I want access to my personal account in breaks without quitting the media applications.

[Carl Richell (carlrichell)]

fixed in Ubuntu 8.04.