When going to System, preference, mouse in Ubuntu 9.10 the touchpad does not show up and can't be configured to eliminate the tap-to-click feature. I am told that this is a problem in the kernel.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: mary 1474 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xf2300000 irq 16'
Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1C5'
Components : 'HDA:111d76d5,103c3656,00100402'
Controls : 26
Simple ctrls : 16
Card1.Amixer.info:
Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xf2210000 irq 19'
Mixer name : 'ATI RS690/780 HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:1002791a,00791a00,00100000'
Controls : 4
Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Date: Tue Mar 23 14:20:08 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b0827668-53f3-48e2-ac2a-b2733626cf41
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dm3 Notebook PC
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-20-generic 2.6.31-20.58
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=UUID=f1e2e19e-a0f8-407d-9533-c5ba95a8be50 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.58-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-20-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.26
SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 12/04/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: F.22
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3656
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 44.1D
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrF.22:bd12/04/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondm3NotebookPC:pvr0486110000241F00110320000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3656:rvr44.1D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dm3 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0486110000241F00110320000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
I have the same issue on a Toshiba Satellite U500-115. Dmesg attached.