$ uname -a Linux adelin-dell 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
dmesg | grep i8042 [ 99.177831] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input10 [ 1.835396] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input12 [ 1.465106] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input14 [ 2.013218] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input16 [ 1.725058] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input18 [ 2.309699] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input20
Also, this is a duplicate of bug 23497 that was originally reported with Feisty that is still hanging around.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23497
$ uname -a
Linux adelin-dell 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
dmesg | grep i8042 platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input10 platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input12 platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input14 platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input16 platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input18 platform/ i8042/serio1/ input/input20
[ 99.177831] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/
[ 1.835396] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/
[ 1.465106] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/
[ 2.013218] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/
[ 1.725058] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/
[ 2.309699] input: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint as /devices/
Also, this is a duplicate of bug 23497 that was originally reported with Feisty that is still hanging around.
https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 23497