Touchpad no longer responds to tapping or scrolling

[Mark Fraser]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

Ubuntu Lucid Lynx.
Using the touchpad on a Toshiba NB100, it no longer responds to tapping or scrolling. In addition it is over sensitive.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.0-3ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-18.27-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-18-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 31 10:52:52 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091019.1)
MachineType: TOSHIBA TOSHIBA NB100
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-generic root=UUID=bf398cd6-aef3-4fe3-828d-5358db72116b ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: 1.10
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Insyde
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvr1.10:bd09/15/2008:svnTOSHIBA:pnTOSHIBANB100:pvrPLL10E-00X00TEN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnInsyde:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.name: TOSHIBA NB100
dmi.product.version: PLL10E-00X00TEN
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: i686
 kernel: 2.6.32-18-generic

[Susanne Schlensog (sschlensog)]

Same behaviour on my Eee 901 with Elantech touchpad.

[Wim Koorenneef (wim-koorenneef-nl)]

Exactly the same here on my T60 ThinkPad.

[Jacopo Moronato (jmoronat)]

Same problem here: HP dv6635el

[Jacopo Moronato (jmoronat)]

However, i see a new version of xserver-xorg-input-synaptics available in update-manager: have you tried to install the update ?

[Mikko Helminen (mikko-helminen)]

There's exactly the same problem with my EeePC 901 with Ubuntu Netbook Remix on it. In addition it looks pretty much like it that the problem came with updated packages earlier today.

[Dennis Ranke (exoticorn)]

I had the same problem here. For me it was fixed by the new version of the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package (version 1.2.2-1ubuntu1).

[miegiel (nix-miegiel)]

Jacopo Moronato wrote 28 minutes ago: #5
However, i see a new version of xserver-xorg-input-synaptics available in update-manager: have you tried to install the update ?

I just did the new update, my touchpad is working as it should, all lights are green ^_^

[Wim Koorenneef (wim-koorenneef-nl)]

Solved on my T60 ThinkPad. Strange. An hour or so ago I did a new install (lucid beta1) on a new hard disk and everything worked fine. After a full upgrade the touch pad no longer responded to tapping or scrolling. Plus the touch pad was very sensitive. I just did another upgrade (incl. 1.2.2-1ubuntu1) and everything is working fine again. Thanks!

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

evdev is getting assigned to your touchpad in these logs, updating to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.2-1ubuntu1 will fix that.

[Susanne Schlensog (sschlensog)]

All working again. :-)

[Mark Fraser (launchpad-mfraz)]

Yes, shortly after filing this bug I did an update which included xserver-xorg-input-synaptics and after a reboot it all started working again.