Comment 0 for bug 1052694

Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04

Fairly often (not every time) the touchpad stops working properly after I leave the system idle and the screen blanks itself to save power (set to 10 minutes currently). When I try to use it, it's jittery, jumpy, and/or doesn't work at all and is unusable. This happens on my HP EliteBook 8460p laptop when the lcd is blanked. When it occurs the pointer stick (the pointery knob thats in the middle of the keyboard) still works. The solution to this is to unload and reload the psmouse driver.

sudo rmmod psmouse && sudo modprobe psmouse

After doing this the pointer comes back after a couple seconds and works fine.

I'm using the fglrx driver if that is related.

And while I'm not 100% certain it seems that the longer I'm away the more likely it is to not work properly when I get back.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-30-generic 3.2.0-30.48
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 0/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: mfisch 6033 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: mfisch 6033 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: mfisch 6033 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: mfisch 6033 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xd4420000 irq 50'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,103c3588,00100105 HDA:11c11040,103c3066,00100200'
   Controls : 20
   Simple ctrls : 11
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xd4320000 irq 51'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 6
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Tue Sep 18 16:04:11 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6a896730-f3fd-4069-8a54-3bf17210a692
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120412)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 846
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-30-generic root=/dev/mapper/disk1-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-30-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-30-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79.1
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: mei
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68SCF Ver. F.22
dmi.board.name: 161C
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 97.4A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68SCFVer.F.22:bd12/22/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook846:pvrA0001C02:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn161C:rvrKBCVersion97.4A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 846
dmi.product.version: A0001C02
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard