Yes, the synaptics device isn't being detected by a cat /proc/bus/input/devices Is the driver even used to detect the touchpad? Or is it some other code? That output (on my Inspiron 1420n) is
<blockquote> I: Bus=0017 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=0100 N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation" P: Phys= S: Sysfs=/class/input/input0 H: Handlers=mouse0 event0 ts0 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41 N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input1 H: Handlers=kbd event1 B: EV=120013 B: KEY=1007 2002000 4380207a f840d001 feffffdf ffefffff ffffffff ffffffff B: MSC=10 B: LED=7
I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100 N: Name="PC Speaker" P: Phys=isa0061/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input2 H: Handlers=kbd event2 B: EV=40001 B: SND=6
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse" P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input3 H: Handlers=mouse1 event3 ts1 B: EV=7 B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B: REL=3
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000 N: Name="Lid Switch" P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input4 H: Handlers=event4 B: EV=21 B: SW=1
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 N: Name="Power Button (CM)" P: Phys=PNP0C0C/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input5 H: Handlers=kbd event5 B: EV=3 B: KEY=100000 0 0 0
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0003 Version=0000 N: Name="Sleep Button (CM)" P: Phys=PNP0C0E/button/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input6 H: Handlers=kbd event6 B: EV=3 B: KEY=4000 0 0 0 0
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Yes, the synaptics device isn't being detected by a cat /proc/bus/ input/devices
Is the driver even used to detect the touchpad? Or is it some other code?
That output (on my Inspiron 1420n) is
<blockquote> class/input/ input0
I: Bus=0017 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=0100
N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/
H: Handlers=mouse0 event0 ts0
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41 serio0/ input0 class/input/ input1
N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
P: Phys=isa0060/
S: Sysfs=/
H: Handlers=kbd event1
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=1007 2002000 4380207a f840d001 feffffdf ffefffff ffffffff ffffffff
B: MSC=10
B: LED=7
I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100 class/input/ input2
N: Name="PC Speaker"
P: Phys=isa0061/input0
S: Sysfs=/
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: EV=40001
B: SND=6
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000 serio1/ input0 class/input/ input3
N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/
S: Sysfs=/
H: Handlers=mouse1 event3 ts1
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000 button/ input0 class/input/ input4
N: Name="Lid Switch"
P: Phys=PNP0C0D/
S: Sysfs=/
H: Handlers=event4
B: EV=21
B: SW=1
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000 button/ input0 class/input/ input5
N: Name="Power Button (CM)"
P: Phys=PNP0C0C/
S: Sysfs=/
H: Handlers=kbd event5
B: EV=3
B: KEY=100000 0 0 0
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0003 Version=0000 button/ input0 class/input/ input6
N: Name="Sleep Button (CM)"
P: Phys=PNP0C0E/
S: Sysfs=/
H: Handlers=kbd event6
B: EV=3
B: KEY=4000 0 0 0 0
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