It looks like the issue is related to GNOME's settings - specifically the touchpad_enabled setting being set to false. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1606153 for discussion.
The following solution works for me. Open a terminal (or press Alt+F2), and enter: gconftool -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/peripherals/touchpad/touchpad_enabled true -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/783641 Title: touchpad stops working until I switch the user or re-login To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/783641/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
