Pressing the touchpad hotkey will disable the touchpad, however, pressing it again will not re-enable the trackpad. In order to get the touchpad back, a user will have to reboot the system or rmmod psmouse and then modprobe psmouse proto=bare.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: linux-image-3.0.0-8-generic-pae 3.0.0-8.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.11-generic-pae 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic-pae i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1480 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: ubuntu 1480 F...m pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: ubuntu 1480 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xd1700000 irq 48'
Mixer name : 'Intel CougarPoint HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,102804d9,00100100 HDA:80862805,80860101,00100000'
Controls : 18
Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Mon Aug 15 16:25:43 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=42a00820-88a2-4feb-94c3-24f5a783896f
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110815)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System Vostro 3450
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-8-generic-pae root=UUID=44c0c829-7c59-45f0-a251-bca2d81364aa ro quiet splash initcall_debug vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-8-generic-pae N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-8-generic-pae N/A
linux-firmware 1.59
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: mei
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/12/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X24
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Emerald Lake
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: FAB1
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrX24:bd01/12/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemVostro3450:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rnEmeraldLake:rvrFAB1:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System Vostro 3450
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
Looks like the touchpad is disabled upon reboot as well.