ACER aspire S3 track pad doesn't work with 12.04, backport needed from 12.10
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Quantal |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Initial install of 12.04 on ACER ASPIRE S3-951-6828 had trackpad not working properly when left/right button pressed. Specifically other motion on the trackpad was not detected when those buttons were pressed, but were detected otherwise. It did respond to button select and using the arrow keys.
12.04 was updated to the latest kernel in -updates (3.2.0-27.43) - and problem was still there.
update-manager -d to 12.10 seems to have resolved issue.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CheckboxSubmission: f70e89339b764fe
CheckboxSystem: 2954e74ba17fb0e
Date: Mon Aug 6 11:14:48 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120131.2)
MachineType: Acer Aspire S3
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.88
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rts5139
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-08-06 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/28/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: 1.16
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: Aspire S3
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: 1.16
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:
dmi.product.name: Aspire S3
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
CVE References
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: quantal |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
milestone: | precise-updates → none |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
assignee: | nobody → Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) |
tags: | added: performing-bisect |
tags: | removed: performing-bisect |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Quantal): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Hi Kate,
We know that the latest Precise kernel, which is based off of 3.2.14, has the bug. We next need to identify the first Quantal kernel that fixed the bug.
Can you test the following kernels and report back the first one that fixes the bug:
v3.3 final: http:// kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ v3.3-precise/ kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ v3.4-quantal/ kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ v3.5-rc4- quantal/
v3.4 final: http://
v3.5-rc4: http://
The v3.3 kernel will only require one .deb file to be installed: linux-image- 3.3.0-030300- generic_ 3.3.0-030300. 201203182135_ amd64.deb
However, the 3.4 and newer version require both the linux-image and linux-image-extra .deb packages to be installed.
You can install the .deb packages from the command line like the following(v3.4 example): 3.4.0-030400- generic_ 3.4.0-030400. 201205221131_ amd64.deb extra-3. 4.0-030400- generic_ 3.4.0-030400. 201205221131_ amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-
A reboot is then required to boot the new kernel. You can access the GRUB menu while booting by holding the shift key. That will allow you boot back into the original kernel.
There are some notes on the topic of kernel bisects available at: /wiki.ubuntu. com/Kernel/ KernelBisection
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