Felipe Castillo, as per http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers an update to your BIOS is available (1.15). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report. For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Once the BIOS is updated, then please mark this report Status Confirmed. Thank you for your understanding. ** Description changed: - This is a bug related to [bug 1058346]. - I'm using Ubuntu Trusty and the problem with the touchpad still exists with the latest updates from the repository. - The workaround of turning on the touchpad before login works for me, but it is very annoying, specially because multiple user work on the laptop and not all of them know of the workaround. - I've notice that there's no more development in the original bug, so I decided to report it again here, as requested by other people in the thread. + I'm using Ubuntu Trusty and the problem with the touchpad still exists + with the latest updates from the repository. + + WORKAROUND: Pushing Fn+F7 (which is the turn on combination for the + touchpad) before loging in makes the tp work perfectly. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: - + ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Oct 25 11:34:52 2014 DistUpgraded: 2014-05-19 09:26:13,418 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: - Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) - Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0712] + Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) + Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0712] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-21 (733 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: Acer Aspire M5-481T ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=e5c1613d-000e-4729-96d4-b701d345076e ro quiet acpi_backlight=vendor SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-19 (159 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.02 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: MA40_HX dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.02:bd05/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireM5-481T:pvrV1.02:rvnAcer:rnMA40_HX:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: Aspire M5-481T dmi.product.version: V1.02 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Sat Oct 25 06:37:29 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: - + xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: - product id 885 - vendor LGD + product id 885 + vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2 ** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.15 ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - [Acer Aspire M5] Touchpad not working + [Acer Aspire M5-481T] Touchpad not working -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1385686 Title: [Acer Aspire M5-481T] Touchpad not working Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I'm using Ubuntu Trusty and the problem with the touchpad still exists with the latest updates from the repository. WORKAROUND: Pushing Fn+F7 (which is the turn on combination for the touchpad) before loging in makes the tp work perfectly. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Oct 25 11:34:52 2014 DistUpgraded: 2014-05-19 09:26:13,418 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0712] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-21 (733 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: Acer Aspire M5-481T ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=e5c1613d-000e-4729-96d4-b701d345076e ro quiet acpi_backlight=vendor SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-19 (159 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.02 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: MA40_HX dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.02:bd05/15/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireM5-481T:pvrV1.02:rvnAcer:rnMA40_HX:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: Aspire M5-481T dmi.product.version: V1.02 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Sat Oct 25 06:37:29 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 885 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1385686/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
