Touchpad in Dell XPS M1530 unusable - Intrepid Beta (was Hardy Beta)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Just bought a new Dell XPS M1530, (some relevant specs below) tried starting up a Live CD of Hardy beta, (AMD64 - tested for defects and passed on another computer). Have only gotten Live CD to actually work once, (see https:/
Have seen some discussion on this issue elsewhere, (including a possible workaround by editing the boot line to include a 'i8042.nomux=1' switch) but since have only gotten that far, can't confirm whether it works or not. Even if it does, however, unless added as a default boot switch, makes the Live CD/Ubuntu unusable for new XPS M1530 users.
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Dell XPS M1530
Processor: Intel Dual Core T5450
Display Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
LCD Panel Max Resolution: 1280x800
Touchpad: Alps Touchpad
Wireless: Intel 4965
BIOS: A08
Changed in ubuntu: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Finally got Hardy Beta installed on my HD yesterday, and once updated, looks like this issue has definitely been improved, (i.e. someone must have done something to slow down the touchpad) but now it's gone the other way - at max acceleration, it now takes 29 full left-to-right travels across the touchpad to move from the left end of the screen to the right @ 1280x800, (still, _much_ better than the hyper-acceleration that happened before, which made the system unusable).
Tried again with the i8042.nomux=1 switch, and that's absolutely perfect - just the right amount of movement at the default acceleration speeds. Would suggest modding the default acceleration to that level.
It really is so nice to see things like this get addressed this quickly, and will go a long way toward getting more and more folks transferring over - well done, Guys! :)
Dylan