Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-control-center
I have a Dell XPS M1710 laptop running Gutsy, but with some packages
installed from Hardy, including the Kernel/X/Compiz/NVIDIA packages.
This bug might be a symptom of that configuration, but I'm filing it
just in case, because if it's not then it's super high-priority ...
A few days ago I upgraded gnome-control-center to the latest Hardy
version and my touchpad stopped working. It would work in the GDM
greeter, but after logging in it was completely non-functional. After a
bunch of troubleshooting, I eventually figured out that the problem was
that it was literally being disabled after login; i.e., "synclient -l"
showed that TouchpadOff was 1. Eventually I figured out that Gnome had
added an option to disable the touchpad (in bug 184913) and that it was
on! (i.e., disabled.) After checking "Enabled" in System -> Preferences
-> Mouse -> Touchpad there is no longer any problem, but this suggests
that other people who upgrade will lose their touchpads too. The default
should definitely be for it to be enabled.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10
$ apt-cache policy gnome-control-center
gnome-control-center:
Installed: 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu4
Candidate: 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu4
Version table:
*** 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu4 0
-1 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:2.20.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages
1:2.20.0.1-0ubuntu5 0
500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[Hardy] Synaptics touchpad disabled by default after upgrade
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219468
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