I tried a little experiment to see if I could get my laptop back in usable condition. I downgraded xserver-xorg-input-synaptic from 1.4.1-1ubuntu2 to the one from Natty (1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a- 0ubuntu12) and then restarted and gave it a spin. This had NO EFFECT. It works fine for about 5 minutes, three-finger window dragging and all. Then it goes nuts. I have to type with my hands elevated because if I accidentally palm this huge touchpad, I lose control of the system.
I also can't seem to disable the touchpad. Fn+F9 doesn't work, nor does synclient touchpadoff=1. Even with an external mouse connected, I have to stay completely clear of the touchpad at all times. This is a 4 inch touchpad and I have big hands, so... that's a problem. Something else I noticed is that when it locks up and won't let go of a window, I can make it release sometimes by giving it one tap. It's almost like I had the window drag-locked and it thought my finger was both on and off at the same time. What else might I try to fix it? This bug has been on file for over a month and hasn't been fixed, and it's gotten to the point where I have to reclaim my laptop, even if that means reinstalling Natty. I wish I could help more, but I'm not a programmer. If there are any other suggestions, I'll be more than happy to try them. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/868400 Title: Synaptics touchpad stops working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/868400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
