I have the same problem described here and would like to add my system as another data point.
Lenovo W500 Ubuntu 8.10 Linux 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux I use a USB mouse. I have absolutely no touchpad support -- even with gsynaptics installed. Relevant data: $sudo tpconfig -i Found Synaptics Touchpad. Firmware: 8.96 (multiple-byte mode). Sensor type: unknown (0). Geometry: rectangular/landscape/up. Packets: absolute, 80 packets per second. Corner taps disabled; no tap gestures. Edge motion: none. Z threshold: 6 of 7. 2 button mode; corner tap is right button click. >From /var/log/Xorg.0.log: (II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 0.15.2 Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics event device found (**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" (**) Option "SHMConfig" "on" (**) Option "MaxTapTime" "180" (**) Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0" Query no Synaptics: 6003C8 (EE) Synaptics Touchpad no synaptics touchpad detected and no repeater device (EE) Synaptics Touchpad Unable to query/initialize Synaptics hardware. (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Synaptics Touchpad" (II) UnloadModule: "synaptics" dmesg |grep input gives: [ 1.453255] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /devices/virtual/input/input0 [ 1.473104] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input1 [ 11.582743] input: Power Button (FF) as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2 [ 11.596065] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input3 [ 11.596583] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input4 [ 11.958608] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:02/input/input5 [ 11.977690] input: Video Bus as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:08/device:09/input/input6 [ 12.535064] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input7 [ 12.607371] input: UVC Camera (17ef:4807) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb4/4-6/4-6:1.0/input/input8 [ 13.652783] input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input9 [ 13.692158] input: ThinkPad Extra Buttons as /devices/virtual/input/input10 cat /proc/bus/input/devices |grep ^N: gives: N: Name="Macintosh mouse button emulation" N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" N: Name="Power Button (FF)" N: Name="Lid Switch" N: Name="Sleep Button (CM)" N: Name="Video Bus" N: Name="Video Bus" N: Name="PC Speaker" N: Name="UVC Camera (17ef:4807)" N: Name="ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse" N: Name="ThinkPad Extra Buttons" I attached lshal | grep ^N: It appears that the kernel refuses to detect my touchpad. ** Attachment added: "lshal-partial-output" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20207792/lshal-grep-info.product -- Synaptics touchpad not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191024 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
