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xserver-xorg-input-evdev package

  1. Bug #749567
  2. Comment #52

Comment 52 for bug 749567

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Elijah Lynn (elijah-lynn) wrote :

I am having this same issue with my Thinkpad W510 Touchscreen (Wacom). https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/1321351

If you google for HP TouchSmart Phantom Touches then you will get reports of others having this issue. This being said I don't think it is software related.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Display-and-Video/HP-Envy-Touchsmart-15-Ghost-touch/td-p/2870001

A temp fix to see if it is your touchscreen is next time it happens, open a console and type "xinput list" to get a list of devices, then grab the numeric ID, say 15 for instance. Then run "xinput disable 15". Your issues should immediately stop. It sucks, I know.