Elantech touchpad on ASUS K72JR is detected as ImPS/2 Mouse instead of touchpad

[Brett Alton]

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

My touchpad works, but it's not detected under System > Preferences > Mouse.

I followed https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticsTouchpad and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingTouchpadDetection and am now reporting this bug as a result.

$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse id=11 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Macintosh mouse button emulation id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Logitech USB Gaming Mouse id=14 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
    ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Sleep Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ CNF7129 id=9 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]
    ↳ Asus Laptop extra buttons id=13 [slave keyboard (3)]

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.2-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: fecf1cd777465e3e20edd8045909b356
CheckboxSystem: b8f3ec504801f13fc208edb5c785b099
Date: Wed Jun 2 14:37:07 2010
DkmsStatus:
 vboxnetflt, 3.1.8, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxdrv, 3.1.8, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 fglrx, 8.723.1, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 vboxnetadp, 3.1.8, 2.6.32-22-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K72Jr
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=2e3b879b-c970-4617-a431-a9e7e6c8befc ro vga=775 splash quiet quiet splash radeon.modeset=0
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
dmi.bios.date: 12/21/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: K72Jr.203
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: K72Jr
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrK72Jr.203:bd12/21/2009:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnK72Jr:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnK72Jr:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: K72Jr
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 codename: lucid
 architecture: x86_64
 kernel: 2.6.32-22-generic

[Gursimran singh (simar)]

hi brett

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. If you could test the current Ubuntu stable release(maverick ubuntu 10.10), this would help us a lot.

[Brett Alton (brett-alton-deactivatedaccount)]

This has been fixed in 10.10, yes, but still present in 10.04.

[Bluelake3 (aserna3)]

This bug has reappeared in 11.04. I'm using an ASUS k53e with the elentech touchpad.

[cuc (cuc+)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/681904/comments/64

this fixed my touchpad on Asus A53SV

[Bluelake3 (aserna3)]

Running an asus k53e as well and this bug has shown up in Ubuntu 11.04 x64.

The good news however is that post #5 fixed it!

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Brett Alton, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/588870/comments/3 regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.