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  1. Bug #760142
  2. Comment #29

Comment 29 for bug 760142

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pauljohn32 (pauljohn) wrote : Re: Several Ubuntu-certified Dell laptops: ImPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint configure as PS/2 mouse instead of proper touchpad

The following bugs in launchpad are ALL versions of this same problem. ALPS has apparently pushed this secret device into lots of systems.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/678103

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/784965

https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/308191

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/550625

If somebody "in charge" would link all of these together, it seems we would make more progress.

The same issue/bug is discussed in the RedHat bug tracker here:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590880

Gentoo

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=318567

And the Linux kernel

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14660