Public bug reported: It seems there might be a new hardware variant of the elan trackpad in the newer ASUS machines.
The issue is the shown here with some reasonably deep investigation. Is this something that I can do or am I reduced to having to find out a mouse if I want to use Linux? https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/ASUS-TUF-Gaming-FX504/specifications/ user@TUF-GAMING-FX504GD-FX80GD:~$ xinput Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)] ↳ Logitech USB Receiver id=12 [slave pointer (2)] ↳ Logitech USB Receiver id=13 [slave pointer (2)] Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)] ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Asus Wireless Radio Control id=7 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=8 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Video Bus id=9 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Power Button id=10 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Sleep Button id=11 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam: USB2.0 HD id=14 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Asus WMI hotkeys id=15 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=16 [slave keyboard (3)] ↳ Logitech USB Receiver id=17 [slave keyboard (3)] ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1781879 Title: Latest ASUS trackpad doesn't work in Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1781879/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
