'Synaptic SMBus Touchpad' on laptop 'Medion Akoya P7631' not detected after clean install of Ubunutu 13.10

[Thomas]

'Synaptic SMBus Touchpad' (as detected by Windows 8.1 installation) on machine 'Medion Akoya P7631' doesn't work after a clean install of Ubunutu 13.10.

Having looked at the output from /proc/bus/input/devices it seems like the touchpad device is not being recognised at all.

The touchpad is functional and worked as normal on a version of windows 8.1 running on the same machine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: linux-image-3.11.0-19-generic 3.11.0-19.33
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-19.33-generic 3.11.10.5
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: xeph 2149 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: xeph 2149 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Thu Apr 3 18:54:55 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7c459afc-774e-4b97-b1c2-84a8c06df51e
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-02 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: Medion Akoya P7631
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-19-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=12c59039-58f0-415e-8844-286fed1de91e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-19-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-19-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.116.2
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:
 Apr 3 18:54:58 xeph-lappie kernel: [ 1288.922337] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 5[1]:0
 Apr 3 18:54:58 xeph-lappie kernel: [ 1288.922550] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 6[1]:0
 Apr 3 18:54:58 xeph-lappie kernel: [ 1288.922759] hda_codec: invalid CONNECT_LIST verb 7[1]:0
dmi.bios.date: 11/21/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: C15B.602
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: Akoya P7631
dmi.board.vendor: Medion
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Medion
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrC15B.602:bd11/21/2013:svnMedion:pnAkoyaP7631:pvr1.0:rvnMedion:rnAkoyaP7631:rvr1.0:cvnMedion:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: Akoya P7631
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Medion

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.14 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14-trusty/

[Thomas (tjyorkshire)]

Bug exists in latest upstream kernel - 3.14.0-031400-generic