I've this button side my touch pad that disables and enables my touch pad when i need it and don't need it. But when i have pressed it once, it stops working as it should, but when i try to re enable it, it stays dead until i restart and or re login. I've also found this behavior on all linux distributions i have ever used, so i am pretty sure it is a driver issue. My notebook is Acer aspire 5810TZ, i have no clue about the touch pad itself but i hope you can help me with that.
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CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
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GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022b]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022b]
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dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: V1.30
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dmi.board.name: Aspire 5810T
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
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dmi.product.name: Aspire 5810T
dmi.product.version: V1.30
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7
Hello Tommy
Can you please reproduce the bug then run in a terminal
apport-collect -p xorg 769589
When all the files are automatically attached, please, using button below 'Add attachment or patch' attach here the files:
/var/log/kern.log
/var/log/kern.log.1
Thanks
Fabio