Upgrading the BIOS to version A14 solved the problem for me: I still see psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynced. but no erratic movement.
-- 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/1258837 Title: [Dell Latitude E7440] ALPS touchpad keeps having state reset Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: The mouse cursor keeps on jumping around, and these messages appear in the log when it happens: Dec 7 21:57:26 wyvern kernel: [ 648.133841] psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 Dec 7 21:57:26 wyvern kernel: [ 648.134868] psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 Dec 7 21:57:26 wyvern kernel: [ 648.137921] psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynced. Dec 7 21:57:26 wyvern kernel: [ 648.138852] psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost sync at byte 1 Dec 7 21:57:26 wyvern kernel: [ 648.148833] psmouse serio1: DualPoint TouchPad at isa0060/serio1/input0 - driver resynced. The touchpad is recognised as a "AlpsPS/2 ALPS DualPoint TouchPad". This is occurring with Ubuntu 13.10, though I have also seen this behaviour in the version of Linux Mint based on Ubuntu 13.04. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: linux-image-3.11.0-14-generic 3.11.0-14.21 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: allanc 1852 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: allanc 1852 F.... pulseaudio Date: Sat Dec 7 22:19:22 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a2a36712-35de-4e20-9d1a-df3520f401ec InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-07 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E7440 MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-14-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=d03a42e6-0dea-4969-a682-eb4d255abc70 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-14-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.116 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/14/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A03 dmi.board.name: 07F3F4 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd08/14/2013:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE7440:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn07F3F4:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude E7440 dmi.product.version: 01 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1258837/+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
