Upgrading to 17.10 from 16.04, touchpad doesn't work

[Naseeb M Irshadullah]

After upgrading to 17.10 from 16.04, at first there was no cursor. After automatic fixing and problem reporting, cursor appeared but only right and left buttons of touchpad work. Asus X200MA.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.10.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu
Date: Fri Feb 23 00:25:03 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-22 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

This is not a bug with the release upgrader rather with some other package that was upgraded during the upgrade process.

[Naseeb M Irshadullah (drnaseeb)]

What to do now, please?

On Feb 23, 2018 3:21 AM, "Brian Murray" <email address hidden> wrote:

This is not a bug with the release upgrader rather with some other
package that was upgraded during the upgrade process.

** Package changed: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) => ubuntu

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Title:
  Upgrading to 17.10 from 16.04, touchpad doesn't work

Status in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After upgrading to 17.10 from 16.04, at first there was no cursor.
  After automatic fixing and problem reporting, cursor appeared but only
  right and left buttons of touchpad work. Asus X200MA.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.10.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu
  Date: Fri Feb 23 00:25:03 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-22 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20170801)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: dist-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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[Naseeb M Irshadullah (drnaseeb)]

The problem fixed by installing synaptic support.

"sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics"

Though it is for Lenovo, it worked for my Asus X200MA.

If u have a better suggestion, I am looking forward for that.

On 23 February 2018 at 06:22, Naseeb Md. Irshadullah <email address hidden>
wrote:

> What to do now, please?
>
> On Feb 23, 2018 3:21 AM, "Brian Murray" <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> This is not a bug with the release upgrader rather with some other
> package that was upgraded during the upgrade process.
>
> ** Package changed: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) => ubuntu
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
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>
> Title:
> Upgrading to 17.10 from 16.04, touchpad doesn't work
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> After upgrading to 17.10 from 16.04, at first there was no cursor.
> After automatic fixing and problem reporting, cursor appeared but only
> right and left buttons of touchpad work. Asus X200MA.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
> Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.10.10
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40-generic 4.13.13
> Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
> Architecture: amd64
> CrashDB: ubuntu
> CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu
> Date: Fri Feb 23 00:25:03 2018
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-22 (0 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20170801)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
> Symptom: dist-upgrade
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1751113/+subscriptions
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[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Further to comment #4, issue was fixed by installing a package that some Ubuntu flavours/configurations still require.