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Comment 8 for bug 1372520

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Tim Edwards (tkedwards) wrote :

The latest kernel doesn't seem to have made a difference:
[ 53.415] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event4)
[ 53.415] (**) PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 53.415] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
[ 53.415] (**) PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
[ 53.415] (**) evdev: PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Device: "/dev/input/event4"

Linux localhost 3.17.0-031700rc6-generic #201409211935 SMP Sun Sep 21 23:37:11 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

But I also tested using the Ubuntu 14.10 beta Live USB image and the problem is fixed in the 14.10 beta. I'm not sure how Xorg, udev and the kernel interfact when deciding whether a device is a 'touchpad' or just a 'pointer' but there must've been some change in Xorg or Udev that gets it working in 14.10 beta.