I have a similar problem in Lenovo Ideapad 320 80YF0005BR. The touchpad doesn't hold left click to select text and right click isn't working either, but the pointer moves normally. I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (MATE) Linux 4.4.0-59 i686 X.Org 1.18.4.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-synaptics in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1708874 Title: Touchpad stops working after a few seconds Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hardware: Lenovo ideapad 320, AMD A12 processor AMD A12-9720P RADEON R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G × 4 Software: Ubuntu Mate 17.10 Description: Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch) Release: 17.10 Expected Behavior: Touchpad working. Actual Behavior: Touchpad works for about 30 or fewer seconds on boot, then doesn't work again until reboot. Dmesg shows nothing happening when it stops working. Let me know if I need to do anything. Thanks! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.9.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.11.0-10.15-generic 4.11.8 Uname: Linux 4.11.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Sat Aug 5 14:52:39 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-05 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170725.1) SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1708874/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

