'Synaptics Touchpad' incorrectly detected as PS/2 Generic Mouse in 'Alienware X17 R1' and doesn't work in Pop!_OS 20.04 with all kernels, including latest one 5.13.9 .
Bug #1939848 reported by
werdmonkey4321
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xserver-xorg-input-libinput (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Installed Pop!_OS 20.04 on my new Alienware X17 R1. The touchpad is detected and can be seen in the xinput as PS/2 Generic Mouse. I upgraded the kernel to see if it would be detected as a touchpad but it still does not. It doesn't work at all no matter what kernel is used.
| summary: |
- 'Synaptics Touchpad' incorrectly detected as PS/2 Generic Mouse in - 'Alienware X17 R1' and doesn't work in Pop!_OS with all kernels, + 'Synaptics Touchpad' incorrectly detected as PS/2 Generic Mouse in + 'Alienware X17 R1' and doesn't work in Pop!_OS 20.04 with all kernels, including latest one 5.13.9 . |
| tags: | added: synaptics |
| tags: |
added: alienware x17 removed: synaptics |
| tags: | added: touchpad |
| tags: | added: mouse synaptics trackpad |
Revision history for this message
| werdmonkey4321 (werdmonkey4321) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in xserver-xorg-input-libinput (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| Changed in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
To post a comment you must log in.
Solved. Upgrade to kernel 5.13.12