Touchpad not working

[Earl Malmrose]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

Default Karmic install leaves the touchpad completely non-functional. Adding "i8042.noloop" to the kernel boot parameters enables the touchpad.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 24 20:33:06 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: GIGABYTE Spring Peak
Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.1.2-1ubuntu7
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=0c7b22f9-6101-4f7b-9adf-5b11a4637118 ro i8042.noloop #quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2.1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 12/30/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: GIGABYTE
dmi.bios.version: Spring Peak F06
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: GA-XXXXXXX
dmi.board.vendor: GIGABYTE
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnGIGABYTE:bvrSpringPeakF06:bd12/30/2009:svnGIGABYTE:pnSpringPeak:pvrSpringPeakF06:rvnGIGABYTE:rnGA-XXXXXXX:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Spring Peak
dmi.product.version: Spring Peak F06
dmi.sys.vendor: GIGABYTE
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-17-generic

[Earl Malmrose (earl)]

While the touchpad works with the kernel paramter tweak, there is no way adjust any of the settings. Particularly sensitivity really needs to be turned up a bit.

$ sudo tpconfig -i
Found Synaptics Touchpad.
Firmware: 8.96 (multiple-byte mode).
Sensor type: unknown (0).
Geometry: rectangular/landscape/up.
Packets: absolute, 80 packets per second.
Corner taps disabled; no tap gestures.
Edge motion: none.
Z threshold: 6 of 7.
2 button mode; corner tap is right button click.

$ synclient -l
Couldn't find synaptics properties. No synaptics driver loaded?

[Ahmed Shams (ashams)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your description didn't include enough information.
please run the following command into your terminal;
cat /proc/bus/inpus/devices ~/devices.log
then please attach the 'devices.log' file that you'll find in your Home dir. to this bug report.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu development release http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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