[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-08-01 Thread w2vy
I tested with each of the following kernel versions taken from 3.16.36-trusty 3.17.1-utopic 3.17.8-vivid 3.18.1-vivid 3.18.38 3.19.1-vivid 3.19.8-vivid 4.0.1-wily 4.0.9-wily 4.1.11-wily 4.1.27-wily 4.2.4-wily 4.2.8-wily 4.3.1-wily 4.3.6-wily 4.4.1-wily 4.4.9 I installed them with dpkg and ran the

Re: [Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-31 Thread w2vy
I decided to go to progressively older kernels to see exactly where it stops failing. I have reached kernel 4.0.1 and will keep going when I have time. Maybe tomorrow. On July 31, 2016 12:07:23 PM EDT, "Christopher M. Penalver" wrote: >** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) > Status: Incomplete =>

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-31 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584528 Title: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly To ma

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-30 Thread w2vy
I just tried 4.4.0-21 from the grub menu and the issue still occurs. If these tests are not what you mean, can you be more specific as to what release I should test? Tom aka w2vy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https:

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-30 Thread w2vy
I was answering your question in comment #17 My system boots from kernel 4.4.0-31 but in the kernels directory http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/?C=N;O=D the xenial versions are 4.4.9 through 4.4.9.13 I do have other 4.4.0-x images in my grub menu, will those do as earlier versions

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-30 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w3vy, I'm not sure you understand what I've asked. I'm not asking you to test a prior release. I'm asking that in your current Xenial install (not Vivid, Wily, etc.) you test a prior kernel version. Instructions are available via https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds . ** Changed in: linux

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-30 Thread w2vy
I just re-tested with vivid 15.04 with kernel 3.19.0 and my statement is confirmed. 15.10 fails and 15.04 with kernel 3.19.0 works fine Tom aka w2vy ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bug

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-30 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w3vy, unfortunately, your answer, and posting URLs I've already seen, didn't answer my question. I'm asking specifically if you tested those kernels in xenial (not tested it in another release). ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notifi

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-30 Thread w2vy
ok to be complete the kernel version where it first fails is wiley 4.2.0-16 it is also the release that the mousepad option "Disable while typing" was removed ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-30 Thread w2vy
As per my comment (#13 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1584528/comments/13 ) the problem was NOT reproducible with vivid or trusty The first release the issue shows up is wiley, I can get the the kernel release, but I am just using the downloadable live cd -- You received th

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-29 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w3vy, to confirm, if you test a kernel from vivid (3.19.x) or trusty (3.13.x) is this still reproducible? ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bug

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-29 Thread w2vy
tom@tom:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date A08 05/13/2016 tom@tom:~$ ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-29 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w2vy, please provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is su

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-29 Thread w2vy
I updated the bios to A08 and re-tested on xenial and the issue still exists ** Tags removed: bios-outdated-a08 ** Tags added: latest-bios-a08 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584528 Ti

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-29 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
** Tags removed: latest-bios-a07 ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a08 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584528 Title: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly To manag

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-29 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
** Tags removed: wily ** Tags added: regression-release ** Tags added: needs-bisect -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584528 Title: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge une

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-29 Thread w2vy
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584528 Title: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly To ma

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-28 Thread w2vy
Using my simpler testing I found that the problem first started occurring in 15.10 I also noticed this is also when the "Disable while typing" option was removed. I hope this helps, I will be able to test any new upstream releases pretty quickly (Now that I have done it once :) ) ** Tags remove

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-26 Thread w2vy
In my testing a used a Java program to test on the various releases. I was surprised to discover that the 14.04 Live CD did not easily support Java. So I switched my testing to a simpler method Open System settings and move from one setting to another looking for errors. I am currently verifying

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-24 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w2vy, if the problem is reproducible in the same version of a live environment as your installed one, then it is a valid test. One may test old releases via http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ . -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscrib

Re: [Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-24 Thread w2vy
I can not say what version it started happening, I have only had it 1 year. Question: is testing with a live cd a valid test? Or is it so different that is is not valid? I am asking because I am willing to try many older versions to help understand when the problem started or if it always existed

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-24 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w2vy, as per your Bug Description, you started with 14.04. Was this a problem with 14.04? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584528 Title: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edg

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
** Tags added: vivid wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1584528 Title: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly To manage notifications about this bug go to: ht

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-23 Thread w2vy
I am fairly sure that I have seen this for a long time. I started with 15.04, then tried 15.10 and when it still persisted in 16.04 started looking at bug reports. Would it be a valid test for me to try various Live CDs to see if this ever worked? -- You received this bug notification because yo

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-23 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w2vy, to clarify, did this issue not occur in a Ubuntu release prior to 16.04? ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158452

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-07-23 Thread w2vy
Error still occurs, noticed cursor jumping directly to the left edge as well as lower left corner ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream kernel-bug-exists- upstream-4.7-rc7 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-05-23 Thread w2vy
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date A07 10/16/2015 The issue may not have improved but has not gotten worse. I did see it happen where the cursor did not go to the left edge, but it did happen to move to the left. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Inc

[Bug 1584528] Re: Inspiron 3543 TouchPad cursor jumps to left edge unexpectedly

2016-05-22 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
w2vy, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product- support/product/inspiron-15-3543-laptop/drivers?os=biosa an update to your computer's buggy, insecure, and outdated BIOS is available (a07). If you update to this following