The touchpad on my Sony Vaio is not recognized after either booting from the live CD, or after a fresh install. A USB mouse works when connected. Below is the result of cat /proc/bus/input/devices, the bottom option being the USB mouse that I have attached to the laptop.
$cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=10000000000000 0
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000
N: Name="Lid Switch"
P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event1
B: EV=21
B: SW=1
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: EV=3
B: KEY=10000000000000 0
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input3
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd event3
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=402000000 3803078f800d001 feffffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000
N: Name="Video Bus"
P: Phys=LNXVIDEO/video/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:02/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input4
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event4
B: EV=3
B: KEY=3e000b00000000 0 0 0
I: Bus=0010 Vendor=104d Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Sony Vaio Keys"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:2b/SNY5001:00/input/input5
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=rfkill kbd event5
B: EV=13
B: KEY=1f3fff0000 c00000000 10000000000000 200000000 600400100c00 380000240300400 c000000000000 0
B: MSC=10
I: Bus=0010 Vendor=104d Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Sony Vaio Jogdial"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input6
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event6
B: EV=7
B: KEY=40000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=100
I: Bus=0003 Vendor=0408 Product=03f5 Version=0907
N: Name="Sony Visual Communication Camer"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:13.2-3/button
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/input/input7
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event7
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0
I: Bus=0003 Vendor=062a Product=0000 Version=0110
N: Name="HID 062a:0000"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:12.0-2/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/input/input8
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse1 event8
B: EV=17
B: KEY=1f0000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=103
B: MSC=10
This is the relevant dmesg information, the rest is attached.
$ dmesg | grep input
[ 0.785581] input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0
[ 0.785641] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input1
[ 0.785736] input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2
[ 1.125580] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input3
[ 1.232478] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:02/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input4
[ 9.099296] input: Sony Vaio Keys as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:2b/SNY5001:00/input/input5
[ 9.099634] input: Sony Vaio Jogdial as /devices/virtual/input/input6
[ 9.169600] input: Sony Visual Communication Camer as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/input/input7
[ 77.668870] input: HID 062a:0000 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/input/input8
[ 77.668988] generic-usb 0003:062A:0000.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [HID 062a:0000] on usb-0000:00:12.0-2/input0
I'm a relative novice on Linux, so any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
DkmsStatus: fglrx, 8.780, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCEE2S1E
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.3.2-6ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=77a97d3a-e141-48dd-a242-11dad2761a98 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Tags: maverick maverick
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 08/13/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: R0190Z5
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrR0190Z5:bd08/13/2010:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCEE2S1E:pvrC104JTKW:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCEE2S1E
dmi.product.version: C104JTKW
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
distro: Ubuntu
codename: maverick
architecture: x86_64
kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic
Hello
Can you run in a terminal
apport-collect -p xserver-
Thanks
Fabio