Gents, I've consulted with my laptop expert. The device in the Dell 1420 is a new ALPS pad and is not recognized by the Feisty kernel, nor is it ever going to (perhaps when Gutsy is released). To whit:
<rtg> BenC or mjg59: Am I smoking crack on this one: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/129477 ? What does a Synaptics touchpad do under windows that these guys expect? <mjg59> rtg: It's a new-model ALPS pad. The kernel doesn't recognise it. <rtg> mjg59: So PS/2 emulation is the best we can expect w/Feisty, right? <mjg59> With Feisty, yes <rtg> mjg59: Thanks. <mjg59> rtg: In PS/2 emulation mode it only reports relative motion. In native mode it gives absolute coordinates which give the synaptics userspace driver the ability to implement additional functionality (like scrolling) <rtg> I guess I've never used a touchpad like that. <mjg59> Basically everything (other than very old stuff and bleeding-edge alps) works like that in Linux So, if your touchpad acts like a standard mouse, then that is as good as it gets for Feisty. If it does not provide any 2D mouse motion, or is not detected at all (which is what I assumed by the report title), then its broken. P.S. In future bug reports, please attach only uncompressed files. -- Touchpad not recognized on Dell Inspiron 1420 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129477 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
