Touchpad features are not available in Gnome. Upon further inspection, the Touchpad tab is missing in Mouse settings and /proc/bus/input/devices shows a PS/2 Mouse as being detected.
Computer Model: Acer Aspire V3=771G
Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64
Kernel: 3.2.0-26-generic
I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0002 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="PS/2 Generic Mouse"
P: Phys=isa0060/serio1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input7
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse0 event7
B: PROP=0
B: EV=7
B: KEY=70000 0 0 0 0
B: REL=3
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC271X Analog [ALC271X Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: eric 2034 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xd3610000 irq 45'
Mixer name : 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10250686,00100100 HDA:80862806,80860101,00100000'
Controls : 26
Simple ctrls : 12
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7e514c2f-3ca5-4f90-946f-ef08cfc5375e
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-771
Package: linux-generic 3.2.0.26.28
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic root=UUID=6ff47a5a-49e1-4404-9560-5d69ba728702 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-26-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-26-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.79
StagingDrivers: rts_pstor mei
Tags: precise staging
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 04/19/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V1.06
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: VA70_HC
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.06:bd04/19/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-771:pvrV1.06:rvnAcer:rnVA70_HC:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-771
dmi.product.version: V1.06
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
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