[Dell Vostro 3558] Touchpad not working after installing of Ubuntu 15.10

[enstine]

Before fresh installation of Ubuntu 15.10, I had multi-boot of Xorin and windows 8.1. Later I installed Ubuntu 15.10 on the DELL Vostro 3558, where my touch-pad doesn’t work. But the external mouse works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: linux-image-4.2.0-19-generic 4.2.0-19.23
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-19.23-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: anston 1457 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: anston 1457 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Dec 2 16:18:00 2015
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4d3f9258-ca19-40d8-9ce8-877268831b4a
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-30 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 3558
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.2.0-19-generic.efi.signed root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.2.0-19-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.2.0-19-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.149.2
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: 02/09/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A01
dmi.board.name: 05JF1T
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA01:bd02/09/2015:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3558:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn05JF1T:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 3558
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Rex Bouwense (rexbouwense)]

I also installed Lubuntu 15.10, Wily Werewolf, on a new Dell Inspiron 14 and the touch pad does not work either. An external wireless mouse however is fully functional.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

enstine, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

Could you please test the latest upstream kernel available from the very top line at the top of the page from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D (the release names are irrelevant for testing, and please do not test the daily folder)? Install instructions are available at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds . This will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue.

If the latest kernel did not allow you to test to the issue (ex. you couldn't boot into the OS) please make a comment in your report about this, and continue to test the next most recent kernel version until you can test to the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this issue is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon, next to the word Tags, located at the bottom of the report description:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Where X, and Y are the first two numbers of the kernel version, and Z is the release candidate number if it exists.

If the mainline kernel does not fix the issue, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-X.Y-rcZ

Please note, an error to install the kernel does not fit the criteria of kernel-bug-exists-upstream.

Once testing of the latest upstream kernel is complete, please mark this report's Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results.

Thank you for your understanding.

[enstine (anstondsouza13)]

tested on this kernel "v4.4-rc5-wily/"

[enstine (anstondsouza13)]

tested on this kernel "v4.4-rc5-wily/".

[penalvch (penalvch)]

enstine, the next step is to fully reverse commit bisect from kernel 4.2 to 4.4-rc5 in order to identify the last bad commit, followed immediately by the first good one. Once this commit has been identified, then it may be reviewed as a candidate for backporting into your release. Could you please do this following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBisection#How_do_I_reverse_bisect_the_upstream_kernel.3F ?

Please note, finding adjacent kernel versions is not fully commit bisecting.

Thank you for your understanding.

Helpful bug reporting tips:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs

[enstine (anstondsouza13)]

Touch-pad not working from kernel upstream "4.2.8-wily"

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