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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package

  1. Bug #34501
  2. Comment #19

Comment 19 for bug 34501

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John Pye (jdpipe) wrote : Re: touchpad lockup/drag

Workaround this problem by changing the file /boot/grub/menu.lst to add 'i8042.nomux' as follows:

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=44b532a5-2527-4641-a7af-9d553d430715 ro quiet splash i8042.nomux

This is the same fix as noted by Alex above.