Cannot disable touchpad through shortcut after suspend

[Akash Rawal]

Fn+F6 key combination disables the laptop touchpad.

This works well till laptop is suspended. After resume touchpad can no longer be disabled using the key combination.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: linux-image-3.19.0-22-generic 3.19.0-22.22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-22.22-generic 3.19.8-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: akash 1085 F.... lxpanel
CRDA:
 country IN: DFS-UNSET
  (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
  (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
  (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS
  (5735 - 5835 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Mon Jul 20 21:19:48 2015
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=470ed3b6-13f9-4418-9951-255486953b07
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-20 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: LENOVO IdeaPad Z580
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-22-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5111b713-e417-4a44-b4f5-c0ebd28a80b8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.19.0-22-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.19.0-22-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.143.1
SourcePackage: linux
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/25/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 5FCN40WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Lenovo
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Lenovo Z580
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr5FCN40WW:bd12/25/2012:svnLENOVO:pnIdeaPadZ580:pvrLenovoZ580:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovo:rvrLenovoZ580:cvnIntelCorporation:ct9:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: IdeaPad Z580
dmi.product.version: Lenovo Z580
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[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 v4.2 kernel[0].

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'.

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/v4.2-rc3-unstable/

[Akash Rawal (argmlac)]

The problem still exists.

[Akash Rawal (argmlac)]

The problem still persists after updating bios.

~~~~~
akash@comp0:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
[sudo] password for akash:
5FCN95WW
12/25/2012
~~~~~

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Akash Rawal, could you please test for this with the latest mainline kernel (4.2-rc4) and advise to the results?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Shichao Wang (sw9)]

I am still experiencing this problem with Ubuntu 16.10.