Synaptics Touchpad on Dell Inspiron 2650 not always working after restart
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xserver-
After upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04, touchpad on my Dell Inspiron 2650 didn't work sometimes. I mean, that sometimes after restart it works ok, but after other restart it doesn't work at all. USB mouse works ok everytime.
I made also a clean install of Ubuntu 9.10 and the effect is the same.
It's annoying regression from Ubuntu 9.04.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 10 08:44:53 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Inspiron 2650
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: xserver-
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
3.3V 32-bit PC Card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu7
libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4
libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1
xserver-
xserver-
SourcePackage: xserver-
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-
(gnome-
(nautilus:1588): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences
(polkit-
(gnome-
dmi.bios.date: 03/23/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
dmi.bios.version: A13
dmi.board.name: Inspiron 2650
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPHOENIXT
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 2650
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
distro: Ubuntu
architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-14-generic
Changed in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
tags: | added: karmic |
I have the same laptop but the touchpad didn't work at all with a new installation of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). I had to create an xorg.conf file with the configuration for the touchpad. Option "SHMConfig" "true" had to be set to get it working.
I noticed a "Unable to query Synaptics hardware" message in the kernel logs and found this Gentoo bug report that details issues with synaptics devices and the kernel:
http:// bugs.gentoo. org/287019